the existence of the condition. If he says: "If so-and-so testifies against me regarding a thousand for you, I will believe him," it is not an acknowledgement, because it is permissible that he might believe a liar. If he says: "If so-and-so testifies to it, he is truthful," it is possible that it is not an acknowledgement because he attached it to a condition, so it resembles the one before it. It is also possible that it is an acknowledgement in the present, because his truthfulness cannot be conceived when he testifies to it unless it was already established in the present, and he has already acknowledged his truthfulness. If he says: "He has a thousand against me if so-and-so testifies to it," it is not an acknowledgement, because it is attached to a condition.

Section: If he says: "I have a thousand against you," and he replies: "I acknowledge," it is not an acknowledgement, because he has promised an acknowledgement in the future. If he says: "I do not deny," it is not an acknowledgement, because acknowledgement does not necessarily follow from the absence of denial, as there is another category between them, which is remaining silent about both. If he says: "I do not deny that you are entitled to it," it is not an acknowledgement for the same reason. If he says: "I am an acknowledger," and adds nothing more, it is possible that he is an acknowledger, because this follows the claim, so it is directed towards it. Likewise, if he says: "I have acknowledged." God Almighty said: "He said: Have you acknowledged and taken upon that My covenant? They said: We have acknowledged" (Qur'an 3:81). They did not say: "We have acknowledged that," nor did they add to it, yet it was an acknowledgement on their part. It is also possible that he is not an acknowledger, because it is possible that he intended something other than that, such as: "I acknowledge the testimony," or "the invalidity of your claim." If he says: "Perhaps" or "maybe," it is not an acknowledgement, because both are for hope. If he says: "I think," "I reckon," or "I estimate," it is not an acknowledgement, because these terms are used for doubt. If he says: "Take it," or "weigh it out," it is not an acknowledgement, because it is possible he means: "Take the answer," or "weigh something else." If he says: "Take it,"