Imam Ali

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْمَأْمُومَةِ ثُلُثَ الدِّيَةِ وَ فِي الْمُنَقِّلَةِ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَ فِي الْمُوضِحَةِ خَمْساً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَ فِي الدَّامِيَةِ بَعِيراً وَ فِي الْبَاضِعَةِ بَعِيرَيْنِ وَ قَضَى فِي الْمُتَلَاحِمَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَبْعِرَةٍ وَ قَضَى فِي السِّمْحَاقِ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الْإِبِلِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, form Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asamma from Misma’a Bin Abdul Malik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws havind said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww judged regarding Al-Mamouma (the skull fracture reac

عَرَضْتُ الْكِتَابَ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع فَقَالَ هُوَ صَحِيحٌ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي دِيَةِ جِرَاحَاتِ الْأَعْضَاءِ كُلِّهَا فِي الرَّأْسِ وَ الْوَجْهِ وَ سَائِرِ الْجَسَدِ مِنَ السَّمْعِ وَ الْبَصَرِ وَ الصَّوْتِ وَ الْعَقْلِ وَ الْيَدَيْنِ وَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فِي الْقَطْعِ وَ الْكَسْرِ وَ الصَّدْعِ وَ الْبَطِّ وَ الْمُوضِحَةِ وَ الدَّامِيَةِ وَ نَقْلِ الْعِظَامِ وَ النَّاقِبَةِ يَكُونُ فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abu Al Hassan asws , and from him, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal who said, ‘I presented the book to Ali asws Bin Al-Hassan asws , so he asws said: ‘It is correct. Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding wergild for the injuries of the limbs, all of them, in the

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْجُرُوحِ فِي الْأَصَابِعِ إِذَا أُوضِحَ الْعَظْمُ عُشْرَ دِيَةِ الْإِصْبَعِ إِذَا لَمْ يُرِدِ الْمَجْرُوحُ أَنْ يَقْتَصَّ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the injuries in the fingers when the bones are exposed, is a tenth of the wergild of the finger, when the injured one does not intend that he retaliates’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي النَّاقِلَةِ[1] يَكُونُ فِي الْعُضْوِ ثُلُثَ دِيَةِ ذَلِكَ الْعُضْوِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Al Asamma, from Misma’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the displacement which happens to be in the bone, being a third of the wergild of that bone’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ بَعْضَ النَّاسِ فِي فِيهِ اثْنَتَانِ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ سِنّاً وَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَهُمْ ثَمَانِي وَ عِشْرُونَ سِنّاً فَعَلَى كَمْ تُقْسَمُ دِيَةُ الْأَسْنَانِ فَقَالَ الْخِلْقَةُ إِنَّمَا هِيَ ثَمَانِي وَ عِشْرُونَ سِنّاً اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ فِي مَقَادِيمِ الْفَمِ وَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سِنّاً فِي مَوَاخِيرِهِ فَعَلَى هَذَا قُسِمَتْ دِيَةُ الْأَسْنَانِ فَدِيَةُ كُلِّ سِنٍّ مِنَ الْم

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Hishan Bin Salim, from Ziyad Bin Sowqat, from Al Hakam Bin Uteyba who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘May Allah azwj Keep you asws well! Some of the people have thirty two teeth in their mouths, an

عَرَضْنَا كِتَابَ الْفَرَائِضِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع فَقَالَ هُوَ صَحِيحٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazal and Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, both together said, ‘We presented a book of the Obligations, from Amir Al-Momineen asws to Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws , so he asws said: ‘It is correct’.

عَرَضْتُهُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ أَفْتَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَكَتَبَ النَّاسُ فُتْيَاهُ وَ كَتَبَ بِهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى أُمَرَائِهِ وَ رُءُوسِ أَجْنَادِهِ فَمِمَّا كَانَ فِيهِ إِنْ أُصِيبَ شَفْرُ الْعَيْنِ الْأَعْلَى فَشُتِرَ[2] فَدِيَتُهُ ثُلُثُ دِيَةِ الْعَيْنِ مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ وَ سِتَّةٌ وَ سِتُّونَ دِينَاراً وَ ثُلُثَا دِينَارٍ وَ إِنْ أُصِيبَ شَفْرُ الْعَيْنِ الْأَسْفَلُ فَشُتِرَ ف

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin zareyf, from his father Zareyf Bin Nasih, from a man called Abdullah Bin Ayoubm from Abu Amro Al Mutatabbab who said, ‘I presented it (book of Obligations from Amir Al-Momineen asws ) to Abu Abdullah asws . He asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws issued V

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَضَى فِي خَرْمِ الْأَنْفِ ثُلُثَ دِيَةِ الْأَنْفِ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding (piercing of a) hole in the nose, being a third of the wergild of the nose’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي اللَّطْمَةِ يَسْوَدُّ أَثَرُهَا فِي الْوَجْهِ أَنَّ أَرْشَهَا سِتَّةُ دَنَانِيرَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْوَدَّ وَ اخْضَرَّتْ فَإِنَّ أَرْشَهَا ثَلَاثَةُ دَنَانِيرَ فَإِنِ احْمَرَّتْ وَ لَمْ تَخْضَرَّ فَإِنَّ أَرْشَهَا دِينَارٌ وَ نِصْفٌ. الْأُذُنُ‌

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا اسْوَدَّتِ‌ الثَّنِيَّةُ جُعِلَ فِيهَا الدِّيَةُ[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, or someone else, from Aban, from one of his companions, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws was saying: ‘When the incisors blacken, the wergild would be applicable regarding it’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الظُّفُرِ إِذَا قُلِعَ وَ لَمْ يَنْبُتْ وَ خَرَجَ أَسْوَدَ فَاسِداً عَشَرَةَ دَنَانِيرَ فَإِنْ خَرَجَ أَبْيَضَ فَخَمْسَةُ دَنَانِيرَ. - رَجَعَ إِلَى الْإِسْنَادِ الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ: وَ قَضَى فِي مُوضِحَةِ الْأَصَابِعِ ثُلُثَ دِيَةِ الْإِصْبَعِ‌[1] فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ رَجُلٌ فَأَدِرَ خُصْيَتَاهُ كِلْتَاهُمَا فَدِيَتُهُ أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ دِينَارٍ فَإِنْ فَحِجَ‌[2] فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الْمَشْيَ إ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asamma, from Misma’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the nails, when it is ripped out and does not grow back, and blackness emer

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَضْرِبُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَتَطْرَحُ النُّطْفَةَ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ عِشْرُونَ دِينَاراً فَقُلْتُ يَضْرِبُهَا فَتَطْرَحُ الْعَلَقَةَ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعُونَ دِينَاراً قُلْتُ فَيَضْرِبُهَا فَتَطْرَحُ الْمُضْغَةَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ سِتُّونَ دِينَاراً قُلْتُ فَيَضْرِبُهَا فَتَطْرَحُهُ وَ قَدْ صَارَ لَهُ عَظْمٌ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ كَامِلَةً وَ بِهَذَا قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazaz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the man who struck the woman, so she dropped the seed. So he asws said: ‘Upon him is twenty Dinars’. So I said, ‘He hits her and she drops the clot?’ So he a

أَتَى الرَّبِيعُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورَ وَ هُوَ خَلِيفَةٌ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌ مَاتَ فُلَانٌ مَوْلَاكَ الْبَارِحَةَ فَقَطَعَ فُلَانٌ مَوْلَاكَ رَأْسَهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ قَالَ فَاسْتَشَاطَ[1] وَ غَضِبَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِابْنِ شُبْرُمَةَ وَ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى وَ عِدَّةٍ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْقُضَاةِ وَ الْفُقَهَاءِ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَذَا فَكُلٌّ قَالَ مَا عِنْدَنَا فِي هَذَا شَيْ‌ءٌ قَا

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Husayn Bin Musa, from Muhammad Bin Al Sabbah, from onoe of our companions who said, ‘Al-Rabie came over to Abu Ja’far Al-Mansour and he was the caliph, during him being in the circumambulation. So he said to him, ‘O commander of the faithful! So and so slave of yours died last

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي صَاحِبِ الدَّابَّةِ أَنَّهُ يَضْمَنُ فِي مَا وَطِئَتْ بِيَدِهَا وَ رِجْلِهَا وَ مَا نَفَحَتْ بِرِجْلِهَا فَلَا ضَمَانَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَضْرِبَهَا إِنْسَانٌ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the owner of the animal that he is responsible regarding whatever it tramples by its hands (front legs), and its (hind) legs; and wh

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ إِذَا صَالَ الْفَحْلُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ لَمْ يُضَمِّنْ صَاحِبَهُ فَإِذَا ثَنَّى ضَمَّنَ صَاحِبَهُ‌[2]

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asamma, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Malik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws assails (attacks) for the first time, its owner is not responsible. So when it is the

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ دَخَلَ دَارَ قَوْمٍ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمْ فَعَقَرَهُ كَلْبُهُمْ قَالَ لَا ضَمَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ إِنْ دَخَلَ بِإِذْنِهِمْ ضَمِنُوا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who entered a house of a people without their permission. So their dog injured him. He asws said: ‘There is no responsibility upon them, and if he h

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ وُجِدَ مَقْتُولًا لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عُرِفَ وَ كَانَ لَهُ أَوْلِيَاءُ يَطْلُبُونَ دِيَتَهُ أُعْطُوا دِيَتَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ لِأَنَّ مِيرَاثَهُ لِلْإِمَامِ ع فَكَذَلِكَ تَكُونُ دِيَتُهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَدْفِنُونَهُ قَالَ وَ قَضَى فِي رَجُلٍ زَحَمَهُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْجُ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, and Abdullah Bin Bukeyr, both together, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who found a killed person and it was

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّ مَا أَخْطَأَتِ الْقُضَاةُ فِي دَمٍ أَوْ قَطْعٍ فَعَلَى بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged that whatever erroneous judgement (is made) regarding blood, or cutting, so it is upon the public treasury of the Muslims’.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَيْسَ فِي الْهَائِشَاتِ عَقْلٌ‌[1] وَ لَا قِصَاصٌ وَ الْهَائِشَاتُ الْفَزْعَةُ تَقَعُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ فَيُشَجُّ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا أَوْ يَقَعُ قَتِيلٌ لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ وَ شَجَّهُ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَوَدَاهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘There is no compensation (to be paid) by relative with regards to the mischief, nor retaliation, and the mischievous terrifying, occurring by the night and the day,

إِنْ وُجِدَ قَتِيلٌ بِأَرْضِ فَلَاةٍ أُدِّيَتْ دِيَتُهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ فَإِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A dead body was found in the wilderness, is wergild is paid from the public treasury, for Amir Al-Momineen asws was saying: ‘Blood of a Muslim person w

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِيمَنْ عَفَا مِنْ ذِي سَهْمٍ فَإِنَّ عَفْوَهُ جَائِزٌ وَ قَضَى فِي أَرْبَعَةِ إِخْوَةٍ عَفَا أَحَدُهُمْ قَالَ يُعْطَى بَقِيَّتُهُمُ الدِّيَةَ وَ يُرْفَعُ عَنْهُمْ بِحِصَّةِ الَّذِي عَفَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the one with a share who forgave, so his forgiveness is allowed; and he asws judged regarding four brothers, one of them forgave, he

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ أَخَا رَجُلٍ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَمَرَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ فَضَرَبَهُ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى رَأَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ قَتَلَهُ فَحُمِلَ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ فَوَجَدُوا بِهِ رَمَقاً فَعَالَجُوهُ فَبَرَأَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ أَخَذَهُ أَخُو الْمَقْتُولِ الْأَوَّلِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ قَاتِلُ أَخِي وَ لِي أَنْ أَقْتُلَكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ قَتَلْتَنِي مَرَّةً فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَمَرَهُ بِق

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his companions, from Aban Bin Usman, from the one who informed him, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘They came to Umar Bin Al-Khattab with a man who had killed a brother of a man, so he handed him over to him, and ordered hi

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْقَسَامَةِ أَيْنَ كَانَ بَدْؤُهَا قَالَ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ خَيْبَرَ تَخَلَّفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَجَعُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَوَجَدُوهُ مُتَشَحِّطاً فِي دَمِهِ قَتِيلًا فَجَاءَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتَلَتِ الْيَهُودُ صَاحِبَنَا فَقَالَ لِيُقْسِمْ مِنْكُمْ خَمْسُونَ رَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the compurgation (sworn endorsements), ‘Where was its beginning?’ He asws said: ‘It was from before Rasool-Allah saww . When it was after the victory of Khyber, a man fr

عَرَضْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا أَفْتَى بِهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الدِّيَاتِ فَمِمَّا أَفْتَى بِهِ أَفْتَى فِي الْجَسَدِ وَ جَعَلَهُ سِتَّةَ فَرَائِضَ النَّفْسُ وَ الْبَصَرُ وَ السَّمْعُ وَ الْكَلَامُ وَ نَقْصُ الصَّوْتِ مِنَ الْغَنَنِ وَ الْبَحَحِ وَ الشَّلَلُ مِنَ الْيَدَيْنِ وَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مَعَ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ قَسَامَةً عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا بَلَغَتِ الدِّيَةُ وَ الْقَسَامَةَ

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ مَنْ تَطَبَّبَ أَوْ تَبَيْطَرَ فَلْيَأْخُذِ الْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْ وَلِيِّهِ وَ إِلَّا فَهُوَ لَهُ ضَامِنٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said; ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘The one who treats people (doctor) or treats animals (vet), so let him take the waiver from his guardian, or else he would be held responsible for him’.

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا خَطَأً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَنْ عَشِيرَتُكَ وَ قَرَابَتُكَ فَقَالَ مَا لِي بِهَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ عَشِيرَةٌ وَ لَا قَرَابَةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَمِنْ أَيِّ أَهْلِ الْبُلْدَانِ أَنْتَ فَقَالَ أَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَوْصِلِ وُلِدْتُ بِهَا وَ لِي بِهَا قَرَابَةٌ وَ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ قَالَ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَلَمْ يَجِدْ لَه

Ibn Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from his father, from Salma Bin Kuheyl who said, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a man who had killed a man in error. So Amir Al-Momineen asws said to him: ‘Who are your clan and your relatives?’ So he said, ‘There is neither a clan nor any relatives for me in this city’. So

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّهُ لَا يُحْمَلُ عَلَى الْعَاقِلَةِ إِلَّا الْمُوضِحَةُ فَصَاعِداً وَ قَالَ مَا دُونَ السِّمْحَاقِ أَجْرُ الطَّبِيبِ سِوَى الدِّيَةِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged that there would be no burden upon the (wergild payable by) the blood relatives except for the bone exposing injury upwards’. And he asws said

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي عَيْنِ فَرَسٍ فُقِئَتْ عَيْنُهَا بِرُبُعِ ثَمَنِهَا يَوْمَ فُقِئَتْ عَيْنُهَا[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding an eye of a horse which was blinded (by someone), by a quarter of its price on the day its eye was blinded (price when ho

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ خِنْزِيراً فَضَمَّنَهُ قِيمَتَهُ‌[1] وَ رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ كَسَرَ بَرْبَطاً فَأَبْطَلَهُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws , a matter was raised to him asws of a man who killed a pig, so he asws made him responsible for its price, and

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِيمَنْ قَتَلَ كَلْبَ الصَّيْدِ قَالَ يُقَوِّمُهُ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْبَازِي وَ كَذَلِكَ كَلْبُ الْغَنَمِ وَ كَذَلِكَ كَلْبُ الْحَائِطِ.

Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding the one who killed the hunting dog: ‘It would be evaluated, and similar to that is the falcon, and similar to that is the sheep dog, and similar to that is the wall (gu

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي فَرَسَيْنِ اصْطَدَمَا فَمَاتَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَضَمَّنَ الْبَاقِيَ دِيَةَ الْمَيِّتِ.

Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Kufy, from Ibrahim Bin Al Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Khalaf, from Musa Bin Ibrahim Al Marouzy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Musa asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding two horses collided, so one of the two dies. So the responsibility is upon the (owner of the) remai

كَانَتْ فِي زَمَنِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع امْرَأَةٌ صِدْقٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ قَيَّانَ فَأَتَاهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَرَآهَا مُهْتَمَّةً فَقَالَ لَهَا مَا لِي أَرَاكِ مُهْتَمَّةً فَقَالَتْ مَوْلَاةٌ لِي دَفَنْتُهَا فَنَبَذَتْهَا الْأَرْضُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَتَقْبَلُ الْيَهُودِيَّ وَ ال

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibrahim Bin Abu Al Balad, from one of his companions, raising it, said, ‘There was a truthful woman in the era of Amir Al-Momineen asws called Umm Qayyan. So, a man from the companions of Amir Al-Momineen asws came over to her, so he greeted he

دَخَلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع الْمَسْجِدَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ شَابٌّ يَبْكِي وَ حَوْلَهُ قَوْمٌ يُسْكِتُونَهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع مَا أَبْكَاكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ شُرَيْحاً قَضَى عَلَيَّ بِقَضِيَّةٍ مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرَ خَرَجُوا بِأَبِي مَعَهُمْ فِي السَّفَرِ فَرَجَعُوا وَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ أَبِي فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا مَاتَ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْ مَالِهِ فَقَالُوا مَا تَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws entered the Masjid, so a young man came across him crying, and around him was a group calming him down. So Ali asws said: ‘What makes you weep?’

لَقَدْ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ شَابٌّ يَبْكِي وَ حَوْلَهُ قَوْمٌ يُسْكِتُونَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ شُرَيْحاً قَضَى عَلَيَّ قَضِيَّةً مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ الشَّابُّ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرَ خَرَجُوا بِأَبِي مَعَهُمْ فِي سَفَرٍ فَرَجَعُوا وَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ فَسَأَلْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَال

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Is’haq Bin Ibrahim Al Kindy, from Khalid Al Nowfaly, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws had judged, and a youth came across him asws and he was weeping, and round him was a group calming him. So when he saw Amir Al-Momineen asws , he

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ تُؤْتَى فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا فَرَوَّعَهَا وَ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُجَاءَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ فَفَزِعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَأَخَذَهَا الطَّلْقُ فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِلَى بَعْضِ الدُّورِ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَاماً فَاسْتَهَلَّ الْغُلَامُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رَوْعَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَ مِنْ مَوْتِ الْغُلَامِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ جُلَسَائِهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَ

Ahmad Bin Muhammad Al Asamy, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Al Maysami, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from his uncle Yaqoub Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘There used to be a woman at Al-Medina to whom (visitors used to come to frequently). So the news of that reached Umar, so he sent a messenger

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ لَنَا جَاراً مِنْ هَمْدَانَ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْجَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ هُوَ يَجْلِسُ إِلَيْنَا فَنَذْكُرُ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ فَضْلَهُ فَيَقَعُ فِيهِ أَ فَتَأْذَنُ لِي فِيهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا الصَّبَّاحِ أَ فَكُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَقُلْتُ إِي وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَذِنْتَ لِي فِيهِ لَأَرْصُدَنَّهُ فَإِذَا صَارَ فِيهَا اقْتَحَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِسَيْفِي فَخَبَطْتُهُ‌[1

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from a man from our companions, from Abu Al Sabbah Al Kinany who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws that we have a neighbour from Hamdan called Al-Ja’d Bin Abdullah, and he was sitting with us. So we mentioned Ali asws Amir Al-Momineen asws , and his asws merits, but

زَامَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ النَّجَاشِيِّ وَ كَانَ يَرَى رَأْيَ الزَّيْدِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ ذَهَبَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ وَ ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَأَيْتُهُ مُغْتَمّاً فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ لِي اسْتَأْذِنْ لِي عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ النَّجَاشِيِّ يَرَى رَأْيَ الزَّيْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Ibn Mahboub – similar to it. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, raising it, (It has been narrated) from one of the companions of Abu Abdullah asws , I guess it was Abu Aasim Al-Sajistany who said, ‘I was a fellow traveller of Abdullah Bin Al-Najjashy, and he viewed b

رُفِعَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص رَجُلٌ دَاسَ بَطْنَ رَجُلٍ حَتَّى أَحْدَثَ فِي ثِيَابِهِ فَقَضَى ع عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُدَاسَ بَطْنُهُ حَتَّى يُحْدِثَ فِي ثِيَابِهِ كَمَا أَحْدَثَ أَوْ يَغْرَمَ ثُلُثَ الدِّيَةِ[2]. هَذَا آخِرُ كِتَابِ الدِّيَاتِ وَ يَتْلُوهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى كِتَابُ الشَّهَادَاتِ.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ بِأَنَّهُ سَرَقَ فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ الشَّاهِدَانِ بِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَقَالا هَذَا السَّارِقُ وَ لَيْسَ الَّذِي قَطَعْتَ يَدَهُ إِنَّمَا شَبَّهْنَا ذَلِكَ بِهَذَا فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ غَرَّمَهُمَا نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ وَ لَمْ يُجِزْ شَهَادَتَهُمَا عَلَى الْآخَرِ[3].

“This is about the case of a man against whom two men had testified for theft, thus his hand was cut off and thereafter the two witnesses brought another man saying that this was the thief and not the one whose hand was cut off but we were only confused about it. Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali

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

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

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا بَأْسَ بِشَهَادَةِ الْمَمْلُوكِ إِذَا كَانَ عَدْلًا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘A slave’s testimony is not harmful if he is a just man.”’

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَا يُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ الْأَجِيرِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), would not allow the testimony of a wage worker.’”

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص كَانَ لَا يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَةَ فَحَّاشٍ وَ لَا ذِي مُخْزِيَةٍ فِي الدِّينِ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), would not accept the testimony of persons of offensive manners and those humiliated by law.”

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَمْ يَكُنْ يُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ سَابِقِ الْحَاجِّ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), would not allow the testimony of one who moves before al-Hujjaj (pilgrims to Makkah) as a precursor.”

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع شَهِدَ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ وَ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ رِجْلُهُ بِشَهَادَةٍ فَأَجَازَ شَهَادَتَهُ وَ قَدْ كَانَ تَابَ وَ [قَدْ] عُرِفَتْ تَوْبَتُهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), accepted the testimony of a man whose hand and foot was cut off, he had repented and his repentance had become known . 555

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص‌ لَيْسَ يُصِيبُ أَحَدٌ حَدّاً فَيُقَامُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ إِلَّا جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘If one is subjected to penalty and he thereafter repents, his testimony becomes admissible . 555

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ الْيَهُودُ وَ النَّصَارَى إِذَا شَهِدُوا ثُمَّ أَسْلَمُوا جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ.

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘If Jews and Christians bear testimony then become Muslims, their testimony is admissible.’”

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِقُدَامَةَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَشَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا خَصِيٌّ وَ هُوَ عَمْرٌو التَّمِيمِيُّ وَ الْآخَرُ الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ الْجَارُودِ فَشَهِدَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَشْرَبُ وَ شَهِدَ الْآخَرُ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَقِي‌ءُ الْخَمْرَ فَأَرْسَلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْم

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, has narrated from his father, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who has said that once Qudamah ibn Maz‘un was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab because of drinking wine and two men testified against him. One, called ‘Amr al- Tamimiy, was castrated and the other one was Mu‘alla’ ibn al- Jarud. One of them testified

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ لِي خَصْماً يَتَكَثَّرُ عَلَيَّ بِالشُّهُودِ الزُّورِ وَ قَدْ كَرِهْتُ مُكَافَأَتَهُ مَعَ أَنِّي لَا أَدْرِي أَ يَصْلُحُ لِي ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَ مَا بَلَغَكَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا تُؤْسِرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ أَمْوَالَكُمْ بِشَهَادَاتِ الزُّورِ[1] فَمَا عَلَى امْرِئٍ مِنْ وَكَفٍ فِي دِينِهِ‌[2] وَ لَا مَأْثَمٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ أَنْ يَد

“I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), that my opponent brings a great deal of false testimony against me and I dislike to fight back. I do not know if it is the right thing that I do. He (the Imam) said to me, ’Have you not noticed that ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, Alayhi al-Salam, would say, “Do not leave yourselves and

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص كَانَ يَحْكُمُ فِي زِنْدِيقٍ إِذَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ عَدْلَانِ مَرْضِيَّانِ وَ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ يُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَ يُبْطِلُ شَهَادَةَ الْأَلْفِ لِأَنَّهُ دِينٌ مَكْتُومٌ‌[2]

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, Alayhi al-Salam, in the case of an atheist would issue a judgment. If two just and acceptable people testified against him and one thousand in his favor, he (the Imam) would accept the testimony of two people. He (the Imam) would reject the testimony of one