The Case of One who Testifies, then Retracts it

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

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُتَعَمِّداً ثُمَّ هَرَبَ الْقَاتِلُ فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ أُخِذَتِ الدِّيَةُ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ إِلَّا فَمِنَ الْأَقْرَبِ فَالْأَقْرَبِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قَرَابَةٌ وَدَاهُ الْإِمَامُ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَبْطُلُ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ. وَ- فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى‌ ثُمَّ لِلْوَالِي بَعْدُ حَبْسُهُ وَ أَدَبُهُ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hazzan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan Al Maysami, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who killed a man deliberately, then the killer fled and they were not able over him (to catch him). He asws said: ‘If there was wealth for

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

لَا تَضْمَنُ الْعَاقِلَةُ عَمْداً وَ لَا إِقْرَاراً وَ لَا صُلْحاً. بَابٌ‌

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, form Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The blood relatives are not guarantors in deliberate (killing), nor confession, nor a reconciliation’.

يُغَرَّمُ رُبُعَ الدِّيَةِ إِذَا قَالَ شُبِّهَ عَلَيَّ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ اثْنَانِ وَ قَالا شُبِّهَ عَلَيْنَا غُرِّمَا نِصْفَ الدِّيَةِ وَ إِنْ رَجَعُوا جَمِيعاً وَ قَالُوا شُبِّهَ عَلَيْنَا غُرِّمُوا الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالُوا شَهِدْنَا بِالزُّورِ قُتِلُوا جَمِيعاً.

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 four witnesses upon a man who had seen him copulating with a woman. So he was stoned. Then one

إِنْ قَالَ الرَّابِعُ وَهَمْتُ ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ غُرِّمَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالَ تَعَمَّدْتُ قُتِلَ‌[1].

“This is about the case of four men who testify against al-Muhsin (married male) to have committed fornication; then one of them retracts his testimony after the man is executed. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the fourth cites doubt, he is subjected to penalty, but if he says it was intentional then he is put to

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالزِّنَى فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ رَجَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ عَنْ شَهَادَتِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يُقْتَلُ الرَّابِعُ وَ يُؤَدِّي الثَّلَاثَةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْبَاعِ الدِّيَةِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of four witnesses who testify against a man to have committed fornication and when he is executed, one of them retracts his testimony. He (the Imam) said, ‘The fourth one among them is executed and the other three must pay three-fourth of wergild to his family of the

فِي أَرْبَعَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ أَنَّهُ زَنَى فَرُجِمَ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَ قَالُوا قَدْ وَهَمْنَا يُلْزَمُونَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالُوا إِنَّا تَعَمَّدْنَا قَتَلَ أَيَّ الْأَرْبَعَةِ شَاءَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ وَ رَدَّ الثَّلَاثَةُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْبَاعِ الدِّيَةِ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ الثَّانِي وَ يُجْلَدُ الثَّلَاثَةُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ إِنْ شَاءَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ أَنْ يَقْتُ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Al Mukhtar Bin Muhammad Bin Al Mukhtar and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Abdullah Bin Al Hassan Al Alawy, bothe together from Al Fatah Bin Yazeed Al Jarjany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws regarding four who testified upon a man that he had committed adultery. So he was stoned. Then

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 عَلِيّاً ع قَضَى فِي عَيْنِ دَابَّةٍ رُبُعَ الثَّمَنِ

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 that Ali asws judged regard an eye of an animal, being a quarter of its price’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَنْ فَقَأَ عَيْنَ دَابَّةٍ فَعَلَيْهِ رُبُعُ ثَمَنِهَا.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Al Abbas who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘The one who blinds an eye of an animal, so upon him is a quarter of its price’.

‌ 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

فِي دِيَةِ الْكَلْبِ السَّلُوقِيِ‌[2] أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَماً أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَدِيَهُ لِبَنِي جُذَيْمَةَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazal Bin Shazaan, both together, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibrahim Bin Abdul Hameed, from Al Waleed Bin Sabeeh, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding wergild of the greyhound dog being forty Dirhams. Rasool-Allah saww order

دِيَةُ الْكَلْبِ السَّلُوقِيِّ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَماً جَعَلَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ دِيَةُ كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ كَبْشٌ وَ دِيَةُ كَلْبِ الزَّرْعِ جَرِيبٌ مِنْ بُرٍّ وَ دِيَةُ كَلْبِ الْأَهْلِيِّ قَفِيزٌ مِنْ تُرَابٍ لِأَهْلِهِ.

Ali, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Hafs, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘Wergild of the greyhound dog is forty Dirhams, Rasool-Allah saww made it to be that, and wergild of the shepherd dog, and the wergild of the plantatio

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

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ فِي جَنِينِ الْبَهِيمَةِ إِذَا ضُرِبَتْ فَأَزْلَقَتْ عُشْرُ ثَمَنِهَا.

Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said regarding a foetus of the animal when it is truck, so it aborts it, (the compensation is) being one-tenth of its price’.

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

قَدِ انْصَرَفَ الْقَوْمُ عَنْهُمْ وَ أَمِنُوا وَ سَلِمُوا قَالُوا لَهُ أَ شَعَرْتَ أَنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ سَقَطَ فِي الْبِئْرِ فَمَاتَ قَالَ أَنَا وَ اللَّهِ طَرَحْتُهُ قِيلَ وَ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَعْدُو بِسِلَاحِي فِي ظُلْمَةِ اللَّيْلِ وَ أَنَا أَخَافُ الْفَوْتَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِي فَمَرَرْتُ بِفُلَانٍ وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ يَسْتَقِي فِي الْبِئْرِ فَزَحَمْتُهُ وَ لَمْ أُرِدْ

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al Husayn Bin Yusuf, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws the 2 nd and Muhammad Bin Ali, from Muhammad Bin Aslam, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman and Yunus Bin Abdul Rahman who both said, ‘We both asked Abu Al-Hassan A

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ أَيُّمَا ظِئْرِ قَوْمٍ قَتَلَتْ صَبِيّاً لَهُمْ وَ هِيَ نَائِمَةٌ فَانْقَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا الدِّيَةَ مِنْ مَالِهَا خَاصَّةً إِنْ كَانَتْ إِنَّمَا ظَاءَرَتْ طَلَبَ الْعِزِّ وَ الْفَخْرِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ إِنَّمَا ظَاءَرَتْ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ فَإِنَّ الدِّيَةَ عَلَى عَاقِلَتِهَا.

From him, from Muhammad Bin Aslam, from Haroun Bin Al Jaham, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘Abu Ja’far asws said: ‘Whichever wet-nurse of the people who kills a child of their whilst in her sleep, turning over upon it, so she kills it, then upon her is the wergild from her wealth in particular, if she was wet-nurs

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا لِلرَّجُلِ يُعَاقِبُ بِهِ مَمْلُوكَهُ فَقَالَ عَلَى قَدْرِ ذَنْبِهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَقَدْ عَاقَبْتَ حَرِيزاً بِأَعْظَمَ مِنْ جُرْمِهِ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكَ هُوَ مَمْلُوكٌ لِي وَ إِنَّ حَرِيزاً شَهَرَ السَّيْفَ وَ لَيْسَ مِنِّي مَنْ شَهَرَ السَّيْفَ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, from Abu Al Abbas who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘What is for the man he can punish his slave with?’ So he asws said: ‘Upon the measurement of his sin’. So I said, ‘So I have punished Hareza with greater than his offence’. So he

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

إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص كَانَ يَحْبِسُ فِي تُهَمَةِ الدَّمِ سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمَقْتُولِ بِبَيِّنَةٍ وَ إِلَّا خَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said that the Prophet saww used to imprison for six days with regards to the one (who was) accused of the blood (killing). So if the guardians of the killed-one were to come over (to seek blood money)

إِذَا مَاتَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ قَامَ وَلَدُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مَقَامَهُ بِالدَّمِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘When a guardian of the killed-one dies, his son stands from after him in his place, with the blood (wergild)’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ- وَ مَنْ‌ قُتِلَ مَظْلُوماً فَقَدْ جَعَلْنا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطاناً فَلا يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ‌ إِنَّهُ كانَ مَنْصُوراً[1] فَمَا هَذَا الْإِسْرَافُ الَّذِي نَهَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَهَى أَنْ يَقْتُلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ أَوْ يُمَثِّلَ بِالْقَاتِلِ قُلْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ- إِنَّهُ كانَ مَنْصُوراً قَالَ وَ أَيُّ نُصْرَةٍ أ

Ali Bin Muhammad, from one of his companions, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from Sayf Bin Umeyra, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘I said to Abu Al-Hassan asws that Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying in His azwj Book [17:33] And do not kill any one whom Allah has Forbidden, except with the right; and whoever is kil

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

خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ يُرِيدُ الْعِرَاقَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ أَسْوَدَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا غُلَامٌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَلَمَّا أَتَى الْأَعْوَصَ‌[1] نَامَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَخَذَا صَخْرَةً فَشَدَخَا بِهَا رَأْسَهُ‌[2] فَأُخِذَا فَأُتِيَ بِهِمَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ وَ جَاءَ أَوْلِيَاءُ الْمَقْتُولِ فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يُقِيدَهُمْ فَكَرِهَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ فَسَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ قَالَ ع

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, ‘A man went out from Al-Medina intending for Al-Iraq. So two black men followed him, one of them being a slave of Abu Abdullah asws . So when he came to Al-Aws, the man slept. So they both took a rock and cracked his head

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

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْنَفَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ أَعْنَفَتْ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ قَالَ لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِمَا إِذَا كَانَا مَأْمُونَيْنِ فَإِنِ اتُّهِمَا أُلْزِمَا الْيَمِينَ بِاللَّهِ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُرِيدَا الْقَتْلَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Yunus, from one of his companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who was fierce upon his woman, or a woman who was fierce upon her husband, so one of the them killed the other one. He asws said: ‘There is

إِنْ كَانُوا مُتَّهَمِينَ ضَمِنُوا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, raising it, Regarding a boy who entered a house of a people, so he fell down into well. So he asws said: ‘If they were suspicious, they would be responsible’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ مُؤْمِنٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا نَاصِباً مَعْرُوفاً بِالنَّصْبِ عَلَى دِينِهِ غَضَباً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَ يُقْتَلُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَقْتُلُونَهُ بِهِ وَ لَوْ رُفِعَ إِلَى إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ ظَاهِرٍ لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُ بِهِ قُلْتُ فَيَبْطُلُ دَمُهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ وَرَثَةٌ فَعَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمُ الدِّيَةَ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ لِأَنَّ قَاتِ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Bureyd Al Ajaly who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a Believer who kills a well-known Hostile one (Nasibi), upon his Religion, being angry for the Sake of Allah azwj Blessed and High, would he be killed due to it?’ He asws said:

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ دَاوُدَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ مَا تَقُولُ قَتَلْتَ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَنَا قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ وَ لِمَ قَتَلْتَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى مَنْزِلِي بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِي فَاسْتَعْدَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْوُلَاةَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلَكَ فَأَمَرُونِي إِنْ هُوَ دَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهُ فَقَت

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Rabaat, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Makhlad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , having said, ‘I asws was in the presence of Dawood Bin Ali, so they came with

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

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فِي الْحَدَاثَةِ إِلَى الْمُخَارَجَةِ[2] مَعَ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْحَيِّ وَ إِنِّي بُلِيتُ أَنْ ضَرَبْتُ رَجُلًا ضَرْبَةً بِعَصاً فَقَتَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ أَ كُنْتَ تَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِذْ ذَاكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ لِي مَا كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ جَهْلِكَ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَشَدُّ عَلَيْكَ مِمَّا دَخَلْتَ فِيهِ. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَن

مَنِ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ قَتِيلُ الْقُرْآنِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Marouk Bin Ubeyd – similar to it. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The one who is retaliated from it (Al-Wilayah), so he is killed (by the) Quran’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الْبِئْرُ جُبَارٌ وَ الْعَجْمَاءُ جُبَارٌ وَ الْمَعْدِنُ جُبَارٌ[1].

And by this chain, He asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘(Being killed by) the well is ‘ Jubarru ’, (no wergild for it), and (being killed by) the beasts, is ‘ Jubarru ’ (no wergild for it), and (being killed by) the mines, is ‘ Jubarru ’ (no wergild for it’.

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.

لَمَّا قَدِمَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَلَى أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ وَ هُوَ بِالْحِيرَةِ خَرَجَ يَوْماً يُرِيدُ عِيسَى بْنَ مُوسَى فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ بَيْنَ الْحِيرَةِ وَ الْكُوفَةِ[1] وَ مَعَهُ ابْنُ شُبْرُمَةَ الْقَاضِي فَقَالَ لَهُ إِلَى أَيْنَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَرَدْتُكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ قَصَّرَ اللَّهُ خَطْوَكَ قَالَ فَمَضَى مَعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ شُبْرُمَةَ مَا تَقُولُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ

“When abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), went to meet abu al- ‘Abbas who was in al-Hirah (a place in Iraq), one day he came out for ‘Isa ibn Musa. They came face to face between al-Hirah and al-Kufah when ibn Shubramah, the judge, was also with him and he asked, ‘Where do you want to go, O abu ‘Abd Allah ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘I

لَمَّا عُرِضَ عَلَى آدَمَ وُلْدُهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ فَأَعْجَبَهُ فَزَادَهُ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً مِنْ عُمُرِهِ قَالَ وَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جَبْرَئِيلُ وَ مِيكَائِيلُ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ صَكّاً بِالْخَمْسِينَ سَنَةً فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ آدَمُ قَدْ بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِي خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً قَالَ فَأَيْنَ الْخَمْسُونَ الَّتِي جَعَلْتَهَا لِابْنِكَ دَاوُدَ قَالَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Adam (a.s.), was shown his offspring, he looked at Dawud, he liked him and donated fifty years of his life to him. He (the Imam) said that Jibril and Michael came to him and the angel of death wrote a document about fifty years of his life being donated. When the time of his d

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ إِذَا دُعِيَ إِلَى الشَّهَادَةِ يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَا أَشْهَدُ لَكُمْ.

“About the meaning of the words of Allah, "... the witnesses must not refuse to testify when they are summoned to testify,’ (2:282) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for one who is called to testify to what he has witnessed to say, “I do not want to testify for you.’””

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ إِذَا دُعِيَ إِلَى شَهَادَةٍ يَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَا أَشْهَدُ لَكُمْ. - عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ وَ قَالَ فَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ الْكِتَابِ.

“About the meaning of the words of Allah, ‘. . . the witnesses must not refuse to testify when they are summoned to testify,’ (2:282) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for one who is called to testify to what he has witnessed to say, “I do not want to testify for you.’”” Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated fr

إِذَا دَعَاكَ الرَّجُلُ لِتَشْهَدَ لَهُ عَلَى دَيْنٍ أَوْ حَقٍّ لَمْ يَنْبَغِ لَكَ أَنْ تَقَاعَسَ عَنْهُ‌[1].

“This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘. . . the witnesses must not refuse to testify when they are summoned to testify,’ (2:282) abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘When the man calls you to testify for him about a loan or a right, it is not proper for you to refuse and step back

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ لا يَأْبَ الشُّهَداءُ إِذا ما دُعُوا قَالَ قَبْلَ الشَّهَادَةِ.

“This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘. . . the witnesses must not refuse to testify when they are summoned to testify,’ (2:282) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is before the presentation of testimony.’”

إِذَا دُعِيتَ إِلَى الشَّهَادَةِ فَأَجِبْ.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘When you are called to present your testimony you must accept to testify.’”

لا يَأْبَ الشُّهَداءُ أَنْ تُجِيبَ حِينَ تُدْعَى قَبْلَ الْكِتَابِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Witnesses must not refuse to present their testimony when they are called before it (the case and testimony) is written down.’”