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الكافي- ط الاسلامية

بَابُ شَهَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ‌

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عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ

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قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ إِنَّ شَهَادَةَ الصِّبْيَانِ إِذَا أَشْهَدُوهُمْ وَ هُمْ صِغَارٌ جَازَتْ إِذَا كَبِرُوا مَا لَمْ يَنْسَوْهَا.

Read English translationMuhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘If children are asked to bear testimony if they did so as children it is permissible, when they grow up, to present it if they have not forgotten.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

Citation

الكافي- ط الاسلامية Volume 7, Page 389

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