Hadith An-Nawawi's 33

On the authority of Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said:  "Were people to be given in accordance with their claim, men would claim the fortunes and lives of [other] people, but the onus of proof is on the claimant, and the taking of an oath is incumbent upon him who denies." a fine hadith related by Al-Baihaqi and others Important Information: This is an unauthorized modified version of an English translation of the book. The original English translation was published by : the International Islamic Federation of Students Organizations translated by Ezzeddin Ibrahim and Denys Johnson-Davies. The organization publications could be aquired from : International Islamic Publishing House P.O. Box 55195 Riyadh 11534 - Saudi Arabia - Tel 4650818 / 4647213 - Fax 4633489