The Holy Quran 5:107 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

فَإِنْ عُثِرَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنَّهُمَا ٱسْتَحَقَّآ إِثْمًا فَـَٔاخَرَانِ يَقُومَانِ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَوْلَيَـٰنِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ لَشَهَـٰدَتُنَآ أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَـٰدَتِهِمَا وَمَا ٱعْتَدَيْنَآ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

If it is later discovered that the two of them were guilty of a sin (such as stealing something from the estate or concealing the truth), two other close relatives (of the deceased) from among those people who were sinned against (against whom the first two witnesses had sinned by stealing inheritance from them) will replace them (as witnesses). They (the two close relatives) will swear, "Indeed our testimony (that the property found in their possession belonged to the deceased) is truer than theirs (their denial) and we have not transgressed (we have not broken any laws of the Shari'ah), for then (if we did transgress) we shall be from the oppressors (wrongdoers)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Even if there is one, there is no harm. The occasion of revelation of the verses on the will: that is, if from circumstantial indications and signs it becomes known that the oath of the executors was false, and they cannot prove their truthfulness through testimony valid in the shariah, then the heirs of the deceased will be put on oath that they have no…

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