Hadith #14
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاس
Body (Matn)
ٍ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ وَلَوْ أُعْطِيَ النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لَادَّعَى أُنَاسٌ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ وَدِمَاءَهُمْ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Ibn Abi Mulaykah — that Ibn 'Abbas wrote to him: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The oath [to deny a claim] is upon the defendant. And if people were given [judgment] based on their claims alone, people would claim the wealth and blood of others.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 14
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3252
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39642