The Holy Quran 5:107 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

فَإِنْ عُثِرَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنَّهُمَا ٱسْتَحَقَّآ إِثْمًا فَـَٔاخَرَانِ يَقُومَانِ مَقَامَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَوْلَيَـٰنِ فَيُقْسِمَانِ بِٱللَّهِ لَشَهَـٰدَتُنَآ أَحَقُّ مِن شَهَـٰدَتِهِمَا وَمَا ٱعْتَدَيْنَآ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

If it is later discovered that the two of them were guilty of a sin (such as stealing something from the estate or concealing the truth), two other close relatives (of the deceased) from among those people who were sinned against (against whom the first two witnesses had sinned by stealing inheritance from them) will replace them (as witnesses). They (the two close relatives) will swear, "Indeed our testimony (that the property found in their possession belonged to the deceased) is truer than theirs (their denial) and we have not transgressed (we have not broken any laws of the Shari'ah), for then (if we did transgress) we shall be from the oppressors (wrongdoers)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فإن اطلع أولياء الميت على أن الشاهدين المذكورين قد أثما بالخيانة في الشهادة أو الوصية فليقم مقامهما في الشهادة اثنان من أولياء الميت فيقسمان بالله: لَشهادتنا الصادقة أولى بالقبول من شهادتهما الكاذبة، وما تجاوزنا الحق في شهادتنا، إنا إن اعتدينا وشهدنا بغير الحق لمن الظالمين المتجاوزين حدود الله.

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