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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 270 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

A testamentary disposition transferring ownership is distinguished by being established by the testimony of four upright Muslim women. One quarter of it is thus established by the testimony of one upright Muslim woman, half of it by the testimony of two upright Muslim women, three quarters of it by the testimony of three upright Muslim women, and the whole of it by the testimony of four upright Muslim women, without any need for an oath in connection with their testimony.
Arabic original
تختص الوصية التمليكية بأنها تثبت بشهادة أربع نساء مسلمات عادلات، فيثبت ربعها بشهادة مسلمة عادلة ونصفها بشهادة مسلمتين عادلتين وثلاثة أرباعها بشهادة ثلاث مسلمات عادلات وتمامها بشهادة أربع مسلمات عادلات بلا حاجة إلى اليمين في شهادتهن.

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