«إِنْ شَهِدَ لَكَ عَدْلَانِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَوْفِ مِنْهُ الْيَمِينَ»
If two upright Muslim men testify for you, present them; otherwise require his oath.
The governor points to witnesses for the claimant and an oath from the denier. ʿAdlān is dual, meaning two upright persons; yamīn means an oath. This is a procedure within the narrative, not a complete legal statement governing every homicide case.
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The Raḥbiyyah Maqāmah — An Accusation, an Unusual Oath and a Hundred-Mithqāl Offer
«إِنْ شَهِدَ لَكَ عَدْلَانِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِلَّا فَاسْتَوْفِ مِنْهُ الْيَمِينَ»
If two upright Muslim men testify for you, present them; otherwise require his oath.
The governor points to witnesses for the claimant and an oath from the denier. ʿAdlān is dual, meaning two upright persons; yamīn means an oath. This is a procedure within the narrative, not a complete legal statement governing every homicide case.