1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

... أَوْ‏ آخَرَانِ‏ مِنْ‏ غَيْرِآُمْ‏ ...
or two others from outside,
non-Muslims, meaning the People of the Book,
according to Ibn Abbas as Ibn Abi Hatim
recorded.
Allah said next,
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إِنْ‏ أَنتُمْ‏ ضَرَبْتُمْ‏ فِي الأَرْ‏ ‏ِض
if you are traveling through the land, (on a journey),
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and the calamity of death befalls you.
فَأَصَابَتْكُم م ُّصِيبَةُ‏ الْمَوْتِ‏
These are two conditions that permit using non-
Muslims from among the Dhimmis for witnesses
when there are no Muslims present:
When one is traveling and needs to write a will,
as Sharih Al-Qadi said. Ibn Jarir recorded that
Sharih said,
"The witness of the Jews and Christians is not
allowed except while traveling, and even then
only to witness the dictation of the will.''
Allah's statement,
تَحْبِسُونَهُمَا مِن بَعْدِ‏ الص َّلاَةِ‏
Detain them both after the Salah (the prayer),
According to Al-Awfi who reported it from Ibn Abbas,
refers to the `Asr prayer.
This is the same explanation reported from Sa`id
bin Jubayr, Ibrahim An-Nakhai, Qatadah, Ikrimah
and Muhammad bin Sirin.
As for Az-Zuhri, he said that;
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