Chapter: The defendant must take an oath
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika:Ibn `Abbas wrote that the Prophet (ﷺ) gave his verdict on the basis of the defendant's oath.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 2668
In-book reference
Book 52, Hadith 31
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 835
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ كَتَبَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَضَى بِالْيَمِينِ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ.