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Why does it necessitate two women in place of one man?
The Quran itself explains why should there be two women. That if one of them gets confused or becomes perplexed, and errs or forgets, the other one would remind here. The verse reads as follows:
O you who believe! when you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down; and let ascribe write it down between you with fairness; and the scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so he should write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and he should be careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything from it; but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding, or weak, or (if) he is not able to dictate himself, let his guardian dictate with fairness; and call in to witness from among your men two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses, so that if one of the two gets confused and errs or forgets, the second of the two may remind the other; ... [2:282]
There are three points worth noting in the above verse:
1. This verse is about loan dealings (however, the principle of two witnesses may equally be applicable to other situations).
2. The priority is to seek two men as witnesses and do not bother women to be witnesses, since Quran sees a different role for women than men in a society, due to their biological and psychological differences as compared to men. However, IF two men are not avaiable, women should be asked to bear witness.
3. The purpose of the second woman is to remind the first one IF the first one gets confused and errs or forgets something.
This raises another question:
Why has it been said, particularly about women, that if one is confused and errs then the other would remind her?
Quran had in view societies in which women were brought up in adornments and who in matters of dispute could not make themselves clear [43:18]. This still applies to many societies in today's world. The second woman is only to prompt the first one IF the first one gets confused and errs or forgets something. If the first one does not get confused and does not err or forget something, there is no need of the second woman's witness, although the second would remain present at the time of witness (just to be on the safe side).
In short, it is not the case that one man's witness is equal to two women's witness but one man's witness is equal to one woman's witness, however, there should be another woman present along with a woman witness, just to prompt her IF she gets confused and errs or forgets something.
Why does it necessitate two women in place of one man?
The Quran itself explains why should there be two women. That if one of them gets confused or becomes perplexed, and errs or forgets, the other one would remind here. The verse reads as follows:
O you who believe! when you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time, then write it down; and let ascribe write it down between you with fairness; and the scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has taught him, so he should write; and let him who owes the debt dictate, and he should be careful of (his duty to) Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything from it; but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding, or weak, or (if) he is not able to dictate himself, let his guardian dictate with fairness; and call in to witness from among your men two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses, so that if one of the two gets confused and errs or forgets, the second of the two may remind the other; ... [2:282]
There are three points worth noting in the above verse:
1. This verse is about loan dealings (however, the principle of two witnesses may equally be applicable to other situations).
2. The priority is to seek two men as witnesses and do not bother women to be witnesses, since Quran sees a different role for women than men in a society, due to their biological and psychological differences as compared to men. However, IF two men are not avaiable, women should be asked to bear witness.
3. The purpose of the second woman is to remind the first one IF the first one gets confused and errs or forgets something.
This raises another question:
Why has it been said, particularly about women, that if one is confused and errs then the other would remind her?
Quran had in view societies in which women were brought up in adornments and who in matters of dispute could not make themselves clear [43:18]. This still applies to many societies in today's world. The second woman is only to prompt the first one IF the first one gets confused and errs or forgets something. If the first one does not get confused and does not err or forget something, there is no need of the second woman's witness, although the second would remain present at the time of witness (just to be on the safe side).
In short, it is not the case that one man's witness is equal to two women's witness but one man's witness is equal to one woman's witness, however, there should be another woman present along with a woman witness, just to prompt her IF she gets confused and errs or forgets something.
