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Chapter on Agreement Upon Two Just Individuals in Judgment

faqih-3226Vol. 3, p. 8

يُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَفْقَهِهِمَا وَ أَعْلَمِهِمَا بِأَحَادِيثِنَا وَ أَوْرَعِهِمَا فَيَنْفُذُ حُكْمُهُ وَ لَا يُلْتَفَتُ إِلَى الْآخَرِ[3].

Hadith.3232 - It is narrated from Dawud ibn al-Husayn, from Abu Abdillah (as), regarding two men who appointed two just individuals between them to judge a dispute, and they both agreed to the judgment of these two just individuals. However, the two just individuals disagreed in their judgment. Imam (as) said: "The one

faqih-3227Vol. 3, p. 8-11

قُلْتُ فِي رَجُلَيْنِ اِخْتَارَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا رَجُلاً فَرَضِيَا أَنْ يَكُونَا اَلنَّاظِرَيْنِ فِي حَقِّهِمَا فَاخْتَلَفَا فِيمَا حَكَمَا وَ كِلاَهُمَا اِخْتَلَفَ فِي حَدِيثِنَا قَالَ "اَلْحُكْمُ مَا حَكَمَ بِهِ أَعْدَلُهُمَا وَ أَفْقَهُهُمَا وَ أَصْدَقُهُمَا فِي اَلْحَدِيثِ وَ أَوْرَعُهُمَا وَ لاَ يُلْتَفَتُ إِلَى مَا يَحْكُمُ بِهِ اَلْآخَرُ، " قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُمَا عَدْلاَنِ مَرْضِيَّانِ عِنْدَ أَصْحَا

I asked about two men who each selected a person and agreed that they would act as arbiters regarding their rights. However, they disagreed in their judgments, and both differed in their understanding of our traditions. Imam (as) said: "The ruling should be based on the judgment of the one who is more just, more knowle

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