The Book of Testimony

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ سَبَّابَةٍ لِعَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي حَلَالُ الدَّمِ وَ اللَّهِ‌ لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَعُمَّ بِهِ بَرِيئاً[1] قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ مُؤْذٍ لَنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فِيمَا ذَا قُلْتُ مُؤْذِينَا فِيكَ بِذِكْرِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي لَهُ فِي عَلِيٍّ ع نَصِيبٌ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَيَقُولُ ذَاكَ وَ يُظْهِرُهُ قَالَ لَا تَعَرَّضْ لَهُ.

And from him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Hisham Bin Salim who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘What are you asws saying regarding a man who pointed a finger at Ali asws (used foul language)?’ So he asws said to me: ‘The blood is Permissible, by Allah azwj , if it is not permeated by presu

لَا يُخَلَّدُ فِي السِّجْنِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ الَّذِي يُمَثِّلُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَرْتَدُّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ السَّارِقُ بَعْدَ قَطْعِ الْيَدِ وَ الرِّجْلِ‌[2].

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ كَتَبْنا عَلى‌ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ‌ أَوْ فَسادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ‌ فَكَأَنَّما قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً[1] قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً فَإِنَّمَا قَتَلَ وَاحِداً فَقَالَ يُوضَعُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ إِلَيْهِ يَنْتَهِي شِدَّةُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِهَا لَوْ قَتَلَ

Ali BIin Ibrahim narrated to me, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ali Bin Uqba, from Abu Khalid Al Qammat, from Humran who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘What is the Meaning of the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:32] For this reason did We Prescribe to the Children of Israel that whoever slay

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَوَّلُ مَا يَحْكُمُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الدِّمَاءُ فَيُوقِفُ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ فَيَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الدِّمَاءِ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ النَّاسَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الْمَقْتُولُ بِقَاتِلِهِ فَيَتَشَخَّبَ فِي‌[2] دَمِهِ وَجْهُهُ فَيَقُولَ هَذَا قَتَلَنِي فَيَقُولُ أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَهُ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَكْتُم

Ali, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Al Mufazzal Bin Salih, from Jabir Bin Yazeed, Abu Ja’far asws has said that Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The first of what Allah azwj would Judge on the Day of Judgement would be regarding the blood-shed. So He azwj would Pause the two sons of Adam as , so He azwj would Decid

مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ تُقْتَلُ بَرَّةٍ وَ لَا فَاجِرَةٍ إِلَّا وَ هِيَ تُحْشَرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُتَعَلِّقَةً بِقَاتِلِهِ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَ رَأْسُهُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَ أَوْدَاجُهُ تَشْخُبُ دَماً يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي فَإِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أُثِيبَ الْقَاتِلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ أُذْهِبَ بِالْمَقْتُولِ إِلَى النَّارِ وَ إِنْ قَالَ فِي طَاعَةِ فُلَانٍ قِيلَ لَهُ اقْتُلْهُ كَمَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abu Al Jaroud, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘There is none from the killed soul, righteous or immoral, except that it would be Resurrected on the Day of Judgement holding on to his murderer by right hand, and his (own severed) head in his left hand

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ رَحْبُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ بِالدَّمِ‌[1] فَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَاتِلًا لَا يَمُوتُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا قَاتِلٌ لَا يَمُوتُ فَقَالَ النَّارُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Hamza Al Sumaly, (It has been narrated) from Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘Do not be deceived by the embrace of the two arms with the blood, for it, in the Presence of Allah azwj Mighty and Majest

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا يُعْجِبُكَ رَحْبُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ بِالدَّمِ فَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَاتِلًا لَا يَمُوتُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Ubeyda, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘Do not let the embrace of the two arms with the blood cause you to wonder, for it, in the Presence of Allah azwj ,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ‌ ... فَكَأَنَّما قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً قَالَ لَهُ فِي النَّارِ مَقْعَدٌ لَوْ قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً لَمْ يَرِدْ إِلَّا إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَقْعَدِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, altogether from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabie Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:32] whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter . . . it i

لَا يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ فِي فُسْحَةٍ مِنْ دِينِهِ مَا لَمْ يُصِبْ دَماً حَرَاماً وَ قَالَ لَا يُوَفَّقُ قَاتِلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مُتَعَمِّداً لِلتَّوْبَةِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The Believer does not cease to be in ample space (leeway) in his Religion for as long as he does not shed blood unlawfully’. And he asws said: ‘The killer of the Believer deliberately, would not be gi

أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتِيلٌ فِي جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَمْشِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَسْجِدِهِمْ قَالَ وَ تَسَامَعَ النَّاسُ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ ذَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي فَقَالَ قَتِيلٌ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ وَ الَّذِي‌ بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ شَرِكُوا فِي دَمِ امْرِئٍ مُ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘(Someone) came to Rasool-Allah azwj , so he said to him saww : ‘O Rasool-Allah saww ! There has been killing in Juhayna’. So Rasool-Allah saww

يُقَالُ لَهُ مُتْ أَيَّ مِيتَةٍ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ يَهُودِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ مَجُوسِيّاً.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Saeed Al Arzaq, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who killed a Believing man. He asws said: ‘It would be said to him: ‘Die whichever death you like – if you so like, as a Jew, and if you so like, as a Christian, and if you so like, as a Magian!’

إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ مَعَهُ قَدْرُ مِحْجَمَةٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فَيَقُولُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا قَتَلْتُ وَ لَا شَرِكْتُ فِي دَمٍ قَالَ بَلَى ذَكَرْتَ عَبْدِي فُلَاناً فَتَرَقَّى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَأَصَابَكَ مِنْ دَمِهِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said that the man would be brought on the Day of Judgement, and on him would be the (minimum amount of) blood - of the measurement of a cup, so he wo

لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ سَافِكُ الدَّمِ وَ لَا شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ وَ لَا مَشَّاءٌ بِنَمِيمٍ‌[2].

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, from a man, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘He would not be entering the Paradise, the one who shed the blood, nor the one who drank the wine, nor a slandering backbiter’.

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَقَفَ بِمِنًى حِينَ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهَا[3] فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَ اعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْقِفِ بَعْدَ عَامِنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْ

Ali Bin IBrahi, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Asama Zayd Al Shaham, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww paused at Mina where he saww fulfilled his saww rituals during the Farewell Hajj. So he saww said: ‘O you people! Listen to what I saww am saying to you all,

وُجِدَ فِي قَائِمِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْقَاتِلُ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ الضَّارِبُ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى لِغَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفاً وَ لَا عَدْلًا.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Musny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘A parchment was found in the sheath of the sword of Rasool-Allah saww (which said): ‘The most troublemaker of the people to Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, is the one who killed other than the one who (was trying to

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ مَنْ لَمْ يَضْرِبْهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The most trouble-maker of the people to Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, is the one who killed someone other than his (attempted) killer, and the one who struck someone who did not stri

سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ أَوْ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً قُلْتُ وَ مَا الْمُحْدِثُ قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Al Washa who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘May Allah azwj Curse the one who killed someone other than his (attempted) killer, or struck someone other than the one who stru

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ فَإِذَا فِيهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ الضَّارِبُ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً لَمْ يَقْبَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban, from Abu Is’haq Ibrahim Al Sayqal who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘A parchment was found to be in a handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww in which was (inscribed): ‘In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The most t

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَقَفَ بِمِنًى حِينَ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ فَاعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْقِفِ بَعْدَ عَامِنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from his brother Al Hassan, from Zur’at Bin Muhammad, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said that Rasool-Allah azwj paused at Mina where he fulfilled his saww rituals during the farewell Hajj. So he s

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَحْدَثَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً قُلْتُ مَا الْحَدَثُ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Jameel, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah saww cursed at Al-Medina, the one who initiated an event or sheltered an initiator (of a killing)’. I said, ‘And what is the ‘event’?’ He asws said:

وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَلَى مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Kuleyb Al Asady, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A parchment was found in the handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww , in which was written: ‘The Curse of Allah azwj and the Angels is upon the one who initiates an event (killing), or s

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ مَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً فَجَزاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ [خالِداً فِيها][1] قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِناً عَلَى دِينِهِ فَذَلِكَ الْمُتَعَمِّدُ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ أَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذاباً عَظِيماً قُلْتُ فَالرَّجُلُ يَقَعُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ‌ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ الْمُتَعَمِّدَ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّه

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [4:93] And whoever kills a Believer deliberately, his Punishment is Hell; he shall abide in it etern

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَقْتُلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُتَعَمِّداً أَ لَهُ تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِإِيمَانِهِ فَلَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِغَضَبٍ أَوْ لِسَبَبِ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ تَوْبَتَهُ أَنْ يُقَادَ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عُلِمَ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُمْ بِقَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِمْ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub from Abdullah Bin Sinan and Ibn Bakeyr, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about the Believer who kills the Believer deliberately, is there repentance for hi

يُقَادُ بِهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ فَأَعْلَمَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ الدِّيَةَ وَ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً وَ صَامَ‌ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتابِعَيْنِ‌ وَ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suwed, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked about a man who killed a Believer and he knew he was a Believer, besides that it was anger that carried him upon killin

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُتَعَمِّداً مَا تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يُمَكِّنُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَالَ فَلْيُعْطِهِمُ الدِّيَةَ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى الدِّيَةِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا صُرَراً ثُمَّ لْيَنْظُرْ مَوَاقِيتَ الصَّلَوَاتِ فَلْيُلْقِهَا فِي دَارِهِمْ‌[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Husayn Bin Ahmad Al Minqary, from Isa Al Zareyr who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘A man kills a man deliberately, what is his repentance?’. He asws said: ‘He should make himself available (to the guardians of the killed one)’. I said, ‘He is afraid that

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?’