ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1991 EVIDENCE ENACTMENT OF THE SYARIAH COURT 1991
PART III - PRODUCTION AND EFFECT OF EVIDENCE CHAPTER 7 - WITNESSES
Section 86. Number of witness.
(1) Evidence in case of adultery which is liable to hudud is not admissible except if it is witnessed by four male persons.
(2) Allegation of a person known to be rich that he had become pauper is not admissible except it is supported by three male witnesses.
Explanation - Admission to be a pauper in the collection of zakat and of being a pauper which relinquish the burden of repaying debt and the maintainance of the family and wife is not admissible except if witnessed by three male person.
(3) In the matter of sighting the in coming moon the evidence by a male person who is adil is admissible.
(4) Evidence of a male person in the following circumstances-
(a) evidence of a teacher in case involving school children;
(b) evidence of an expert relating in the valuation of defective goods;
(c) evidence on the accepting and rejecting of a witness;
(d) notification of the dismissal of a representative;
(e) notification of disgracefulness of goods for sale, is admissable.
(5) Evidence of a female is admissible in matters which are usually seen by woman.
ILLUSTRATION
Evidence of a female who breast-feeds a baby, a midwife in matter relating to menstruation, birth, breastfeeding and immorality of a woman is admissible.
(6) In matters other than those mentioned above, shahadah shall be given by two male witnesses or one male and two female witnesses.