Chapter: Oath should be sworn by the defendant
Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: If the people were given according to their claims, they would claim the lives of persons and their properties, but the oath must be taken by the defendant.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) pronounced judgment on the basis of oath by the defendant.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) pronounced judgment on the basis of an oath and a witness (by the plaintiff).