Concealment of testimony in Islamic law

The study was prepared in three parts. In the first chapter; the concept of witness, its importance, its judgment, its tolerance and manner, its evidence and its purpose are explained. In the second section; the subject of the ordering of the witness and the concealment of the evidence, the concealment of the shame in the contracts, which are the subjects where the concealment of the witness is prohibited, and the concealment of the crimes which require retribution, were discussed. In addition, the wisdom of those who testify is explained. In the third section; the issues that are required to conceal the testimony are explained. In this section, the evidence, scope and objectives of the principle of concealment of testimony are explained. The necessity of concealing testimony is explained in crimes that require Hadd and tazir punishments, which are legitimate subjects of concealment of testimony. The limits and exceptions of the principle of concealing testimony are explained. In the conclusion section, the importance and evaluation of concealing the testimony was made. Keywords: Testimony, concealment, shame, imperfection, crime.