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alkafi-14418عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ:
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إِذَا سَمِعَ الرَّجُلُ الشَّهَادَةَ وَ لَمْ يُشْهَدْ عَلَيْهَا فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ شَهِدَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ سَكَتَ وَ قَالَ إِذَا أُشْهِدَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْهَدَ.
Read English translationHide English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ’If a man hears a testimony but has not witnessed it, he has the choice to present it or not, but if he has witnessed it, has no choice but to present his testimony.’”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.