Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 80

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

English translation of the principle

Testimony in the terminology of Islamic jurists. A truthful statement in a judicial session using the word of testimony. Its basis is sight or hearing. Testimony by repute. An exception to this principle and insufficient to prove harm permitting judicial divorce under the Hanafi school.
Arabic original
الشهادة في اصطلاح الفقهاء. إخبار صادق في مجلس الحكم بلفظ الشهادة. الأصل فيها الرؤية أو السماع. شهادة التسامع. استثناء من هذا الأصل ولا تصلح لإثبات الضرر المبيح للتطليق في المذهب الحنفي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٨٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٥/١/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 335. PDF pages: 320.

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