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A statement of claim is the written document with which a plaintiff brings a case to court; many call it a claim sheet. Article 41 of the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts sets its required contents: the parties' details, the filing date, the court, and the subject of the claim with the plaintiff's requests and grounds. Today it is filed electronically on the Najiz platform.
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This page is general information, current as of October 2026. It is not legal advice: have a licensed lawyer review any document before you rely on it.
A statement of claim tells the court who the plaintiff is, whom they are suing, what they ask for, and why. It is how a lawsuit starts: Article 41 provides that a claim is brought by the plaintiff through a statement signed by them or their representative and lodged with the court.
«لائحة الدعوى» and «صحيفة الدعوى» are two names for the same document; the second is the law's term. The statement is lodged by registering it in the court's general register (Regulation 41/5).
A statement of claim is written whenever a person or body wants the court to rule a right in their favour: a financial claim, an order to perform or rescind a contract, compensation, or something else. Each type of claim has its competent court, and some have steps that come before filing.
Article 41 of the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts requires six groups of details, and the Implementing Regulations add the plaintiff's national address. For government bodies, the name and seat are enough in the parties' details and the chosen address.
Several requests with no link between them may not be combined in one statement of claim (Article 41(2)). For profession or job, a general description such as "employee" is enough (Regulation 41/4).
| Item | What to write | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Plaintiff and representative | Full name, ID number, profession or job, place of residence and place of work, and the same for the representative | Article 41(1)(a) |
| Defendant | Full name, and what is known of their profession, residence and workplace, or their last known residence | Article 41(1)(b) |
| Filing date | The date the statement is filed | Article 41(1)(c) |
| Court | The court before which the claim is brought | Article 41(1)(d) |
| Chosen address | A chosen address for the plaintiff in the court's town if they do not live there | Article 41(1)(e) |
| Subject, requests and grounds | The subject of the claim, what the plaintiff asks for, and the grounds | Article 41(1)(f) |
| National address | The plaintiff's national address, unless it is registered with the court | Regulation 41/3 |
| Signature | Signed by the plaintiff or their representative | Article 41(1) |
Claims are now filed electronically on Najiz, the Ministry of Justice's platform. The general steps are: sign in, choose the claim-filing service and the claim type, enter the required details, attach the documents, then submit and follow the request. Service names can change, so follow what the platform shows.
The case file is sent to the circuit only once the statement of claim is complete, the hearing date is set and notification is complete (Regulation 41/6).
Sign in at najiz.sa and choose the service for filing a statement of claim.
Select the type and category of the claim; it decides the competent court and the details required.
Enter the parties' details, the subject, the requests and the grounds, as Article 41 requires.
Attach the documents, review the statement, submit it and keep the request number to follow it.
Sample structure
Headings and blank fields in square brackets, to fill in for the case. This structure is not a finished statement of claim and does not replace a lawyer's review.
Sample structure: headings and placeholder fields, not a completed legal document
To: [name of the competent court]
Filing date: [date]
[Full name], [ID or commercial registration number]
[Profession or job], [place of residence], [place of work]
[National address], [chosen address in the court's town, if needed]
[Full name], [ID number], [profession], [residence and workplace]
[Power of attorney number, date and issuer]
[Full name], [what is known of their profession or job]
[Place of residence and work, or last known residence]
[One line defining the claim, e.g. a financial claim for [amount] for [reason]]
[First fact and its date]
[Second fact and its date]
[...]
[Attached documents, numbered]
[The legal provisions the plaintiff relies on, with article numbers]
1. [A specific request the court can rule on]
2. [Another specific request linked to the first]
[List of attachments]
[Name and signature of the plaintiff or representative]
Before you file or sign
FAQ
There is none in substance: both name the document with which a plaintiff brings a claim. «صحيفة الدعوى» (statement of claim) is the term the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts uses in Article 41.
Sign in to the Najiz platform, choose the service for filing a statement of claim and the claim type, enter the parties' details, the subject, the requests and the grounds, attach the documents, then submit the statement and keep the request number to follow it.
It contains the details Article 41 requires of any statement of claim, plus the exact amount claimed and its basis, such as a contract, an invoice or an agreement, with the supporting documents attached and a request that the defendant be ordered to pay it.
Yes, if the requests are linked, such as claiming the contract amount and compensation for its breach. Requests with no link between them may not be combined in one statement, under Article 41(2) of the Law of Procedure before Sharia Courts.
No. Rushd has no connection to Najiz and files nothing. Your firm can keep its statement-of-claim template in Rushd's reference library and prepare a first draft from it; a licensed lawyer then reviews it and the firm files it on Najiz itself.
Keep your firm's template in Rushd, prepare the first draft from it, and keep the final statement in the case file.
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