Hadithcore
Sahih Muslim, 1711 a
sahih

Ibn Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

If the people were given according to their claims, they would claim the lives of persons and their properties, but the oath must be taken by the defendant.

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ لَوْ يُعْطَى النَّاسُ بِدَعْوَاهُمْ لاَدَّعَى نَاسٌ دِمَاءَ رِجَالٍ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّ الْيَمِينَ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ ‏

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References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 30, Hadith 1
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 18, Hadith 4244 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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