"Then call to witness two men of justice from among you." Muhammad said: "The testimony between you" is in the nominative case (marfu') by way of the subject (mubtada') and the predicate (khabar) is "two men" (ithnan). The meaning is: The testimony of this situation is the testimony of two men.

Al-Hasan said: It means: from the Muslims of the kin, because the kin are more knowledgeable of the man, his children, and his wealth, and more likely not to forget what they testify to. If there is no one from the kin, then two others from outside the kin "if you are traveling through the land and the affliction of death befalls you." If they testify and they are both of justice, their testimony is accepted. If there is doubt regarding their testimony, they shall be detained after the afternoon prayer. In it, there is a rearrangement: "You detain them after the prayer" [the afternoon prayer] if you are suspicious. Al-Hasan said: If they were not from the people of [the prayer], they would not have sworn after the prayer: "They shall both swear by Allah if you are in doubt, 'We will not sell it for a price, even if he be a near relative, and we will not withhold the testimony of Allah; indeed, we would then be among the sinful.'"

Then their testimony is accepted.