Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 136

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The requisite number of witnesses in Hanbali jurisprudence. It varies according to the subject of testimony. If it is neither property nor intended to obtain property, such as marriage, divorce, resumption of marriage, khul', lineage, and an oath of abstention from marital relations. The requisite number is two witnesses, neither of whom is a woman. The reason therefor. Example concerning the requisite number of witnesses in custody.
Arabic original
نصاب الشهادة في الفقه الحنبلي. اختلافه باختلاف المشهود به. إن كان ليس بمال ولا يقصد به المال كالنكاح والطلاق والرجعة والخلع والنسب والإيلاء. النصاب شاهدان لا امرأة بينهما. علة ذلك. مثال بشأن نصاب الشهادة في حضانة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦٠٠/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج٢ ص ٣٨٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 345. PDF pages: 330.

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