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Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001 · As enacted · Part III · Production and Effect of Evidence
Syariah Courts Evidence Order, 2001 · As enacted · Part III · Production and Effect of Evidence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A syahid asal, shall state to syahid furu' that he has become syahid to the fact in issue and give an authority to syahid furu' to serve syahadah on his behalf.
Explanation -
Manner of giving syahadah, is with a syahid asal saying to syahid furu', "You are to affirm on my syahadah, that I do hereby affirm that ........... ". Thereafter syahid furu' would say in Court, "I (name) do hereby affirm that (name) has solemnly asked me to affirm on his syahadah ........... (in respect of the fact) ........... and he has said that you are to affirm on my syahadah that ........... ".
When syahadah ala al syahadah is admissible.