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Al-Ma'idah 5:108

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ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهَآ أَوْ يَخَافُوٓا۟ أَن تُرَدَّ أَيْمَـٰنٌۢ بَعْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَـٰسِقِينَ

That is more likely that they will give testimony according to its [true] objective, or [at least] they would fear that [other] oaths might be taken after their oaths. And fear Allāh and listen [i.e., obey Him]; and Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( ذلك أدنى أن يأتوا بالشهادة على وجهها ) أي : شرعية هذا الحكم على هذا الوجه المرضي من تحليف الشاهدين الذميين وقد استريب بهما ، أقرب إلى إقامتهما الشهادة على الوجه المرضي .وقوله : ( أو يخافوا أن ترد أيمان بعد أيمانهم ) أي : يكون الحامل لهم على الإتيان بالشهادة على وجهها ، هو تعظيم الحلف بالله ومراعاة جانبه وإجلاله ، والخوف من الفضيحة بين الناس إذا ردت اليمين على الورثة ، فيحلفون ويستحقون ما يدعون ، ولهذا قال : ( أو يخافوا أن ترد أيمان بعد أيمانهم )ثم قال : ( واتقوا الله ) أي : في جميع أموركم ) واسمعوا ) أي : وأطيعوا ( والله لا يهدي القوم الفاسقين ) يعني : الخارجين عن طاعته ومتابعة شريعته .

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