Witnesses

“There must be four witnesses to testify against the adulterer. They must testify that they saw them having sex.”

“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.”

“These are the things that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God.”

“One who bears false witness against one's neighbor commits as serious a sin as if one had borne false witness against God, saying that God did not create the world.”

“Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before being asked for it”

“One eye-witness weighs more than ten hearsays — Seeing is believing all the world over.”

“When a man comes forward as a witness, saying: "Let me tell you what I know about him", but does not know the relevant information, it is an abomination to Suen.”

“Witnesses may lie, either be mistaken themselves, or wickedly intend to deceive others . . . but . . . circumstances cannot lie.”

“I will not say that a witness shall not be asked to what may tend to disparage him: that would prevent an investigation into the character of the witness, which may often be of importance to ascertain. I think those questions only should not be allowed to be asked which have a direct and immediate effect to disgrace or disparage the witness.”

“Whether witnesses are material or not, does not depend upon the result, but upon this, whether a prudent attorney, having a due regard for the interests of his client, would have brought them.”

“Generally speaking, a witness has no business to concern himself with the merits of the case in which he is called on to give evidence or whether, when given, it will be material to the cause.”

“There is no reason for assuming, that the time of medical men and attornies is more valuable than that of others whose livelihood depends on their own exertions.”