faqih-3353Vol. 3, p. 71-72
لَا تَشْهَدَنَّ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ حَتَّى تَعْرِفَهَا كَمَا تَعْرِفُ كَفَّكَ[1].
Chapter on Precaution in Giving Testimony
Related topics
Chapter on Those to Whom Judgment is Permissible and Those to Whom it is Not Permissible5Chapter on the Etiquettes of Judgment10Chapter on the Obligation to Adhere to the Apparent Ruling1Chapter on Legal Stratagems in Rulings13Chapter on Legal Restriction and Bankruptcy2Chapter on Intercessions in Rulings1Chapter on Imprisonment Due to the Implementation of Rulings6Chapter on Reconciliation13Chapter on Justice1Chapter on Whose Testimony Must Be Rejected and Whose Testimony Must Be Accepted37Chapter on Judging by the Testimony of One Witness and the Oath of the Claimant2Chapter on the Categories of Judges and the Methods of Ruling1
faqih-3354Vol. 3, p. 72
لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْمَاضِي ع يُشْهِدُنِي هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى إِخْوَانِي قَالَ نَعَمْ أَقِمِ الشَّهَادَةَ لَهُمْ وَ إِنْ خِفْتَ عَلَى أَخِيكَ ضَرَراً.
I said to Abu al-Hasan al-Madhi (as) (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)): "These people call me to testify against my brothers." Imam (as) said: 'Yes, establish the testimony for them, even if you fear harm for your brother.'"
faqih-3355Vol. 3, p. 72-73
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَجُلٌ يُشْهِدُنِي عَلَى اَلشَّهَادَةِ فَأَعْرِفُ خَطِّي وَ خَاتَمِي وَ لاَ أَذْكُرُ مِنَ اَلْبَاقِي قَلِيلاً وَ لاَ كَثِيراً فَقَالَ "إِذَا كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ ثِقَةً وَ مَعَكَ رَجُلٌ ثِقَةٌ فَاشْهَدْ لَهُ".
I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man calls me to testify, and I recognize my handwriting and my seal, but I do not remember anything else, whether little or much." Imam (as) said: 'If your companion is trustworthy and you have another trustworthy man with you, then testify for him.'"