1065 - أدَبُ الشَّهادَةِ

1065. THE ETIQUETTE OF GIVING TESTIMONY

3368.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - وقد سُئلَ عن الشهادَةِ - : هل تَرَى الشمسَ ؟ على‏ مِثلِها فَاشهَدْ أو دَعْ .¹

3368. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked about bearing witness, to which he replied, ‘Do you witness the sun? Thus must you bear witness or else do not.’²

3369.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا تَشهَدَنَّ بشهادَةٍ حتّى‏ تَعرِفَها كما تَعرِفُ كَفَّكَ .³

3369.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Do not ever bear witness to something unless you know it like the back of your hand.’⁴

1064 - مَن تَجوزُ شَهادَتُهُ‏

1064. THOSE WHOSE TESTIMONY IS DEEMED VALID

3365.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِشُرَيحٍ - : اِعلَمْ أنّ المسلمينَ عُدولٌ بعضُهُم عَلى‏ بَعضٍ ، إلّا مَجلوداً في حَدٍّ لَم يَتُب مِنهُ، أو مَعروفاً بشهادَةِ الزُّورِ، أو ظَنِيناً .¹

3365.Imam Ali (AS) said to Shurayh, ‘Know that Muslims are equitable [and admissible as witnesses] towards one another, except for one who has been lashed on account of a crime and has not repented for it [and is therefore, still resentful as a result], one who is known to give false testimony, and one who is a suspect himself.’²

3366.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا أقبَلُ شهادَةَ الفاسِقِ إلّا على‏ نَفسِهِ .³

3366.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘I do not accept the testimony of a corrupt person, unless it be against himself.’⁴

3367.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام كانَ لا يَقبَلُ شهادَةَ فَحّاشٍ، ولا ذِي مُخْزِيَةٍ في الدِّينِ .⁵

3367.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily the Commander of the Faithful (AS) never used to accept the testimony of an obscene person, nor one who brought shame on religion through his disgraceful acts.’⁶