Hadith on Court: Burden of proof is on the claimant

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If people were given in accordance with their claims, men would claim the wealth and lives of other people. Rather, the burden of proof is on the accuser and an oath is a duty upon the defendant.”

Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 21201

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Nawawi

عن ابن عباس قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لَادَّعَى رِجَالٌ أَمْوَالَ قَوْمٍ وَدِمَاءَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعِي وَالْيَمِينَ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ

21201 السنن الكبرى للبيهقي كتاب الدعوى والبينات باب البينة على المدعي واليمين على المدعى عليه

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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