261 – They unanimously agree that if a man owns a slave-girl, people know that he has intercourse with her and he himself admits it before selling her, then he sells her, after which a pregnancy is noticed and she gives birth in the purchaser’s possession in less than six months from the date of sale, and the seller claims the child as his, the child is to be ascribed to him.
Book of Testimony and Its Rulings
262 – They unanimously agree that the testimony of a Muslim man who is adult, sane, free, articulate, of known lineage and sound eyesight; who is not the father of the person for whom he testifies, nor his son, brother, employee, husband, [nor a ṣadīq (close friend)] (1), nor an adversary, nor a [ʿabd (slave)] (2), partner, agent, or neighbor whose testimony would benefit himself in any way; who is free of religious innovation, not a poet notorious for satirizing people, not someone absorbed in playing chess, not a wine-drinker, not one who maligns Muslims, and from whom no sin, great or small, is openly known; who performs the obligatory duties and avoids the forbidden acts—such testimony is admissible, and the judge is obliged to accept it, provided there are two such men or one man together with two women.
263 – They unanimously agree that the testimony of a man on behalf of his brother is admissible, so long as he is upright (3).
264 – They unanimously agree that if there is an active dispute between the witness and one of the litigants, his testimony is not to be accepted (4).
265 – They unanimously agree that if a man used to drink wine until he became intoxicated, then repented, and thereafter gives testimony, his testimony must be accepted, provided he is upright.