The Holy Quran 5:108 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهَآ أَوْ يَخَافُوٓا۟ أَن تُرَدَّ أَيْمَـٰنٌۢ بَعْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ

Translation

In this way (by allowing the close relatives to testify) it is more likely that they (the first two witnesses) testify properly (without lying) or (more likely that) they fear that oaths (of others) be repeated after they had taken their oaths (thereby exposing them as liars and making them transgressors). Fear Allaah and listen (to His commands with the intention of practising)! Allaah does not guide sinful (disobedient) people (because they do not want to be guided).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, [Allah] laid down that if the heirs come to suspect, [the executors] are to be put on oath, so that, out of fear of the oath, they do not lie in the first place. Then, if their statement turns out to be false, the heirs are to swear.

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