Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Witnesses

12- بَابُ شَهَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ:

(12) Chapter. The witness of women.

1 hadith · references 2658–2658

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Bukhari · 2658أَلَيْسَ شَهَادَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلَ نِصْفِ شَهَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ ، قُلْنَ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : فَذَلِكَ مِنْ نُقْصَانِ عَقْلِهَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Isn't the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women said, "Yes." He said, "This is because of the deficiency of a woman's mind."5 narrators