Chapter on Whose Testimony Must Be Rejected and Whose Testimony Must Be Accepted

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 18
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 18

Chapter on Whose Testimony Must Be Rejected and Whose Testimony Must Be Accepted

رُوِيَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَمَّا يُرَدُّ مِنَ اَلشُّهُودِ فَقَالَ "اَلظَّنِينُ وَ اَلْمُتَّهَمُ وَ اَلْخَصْمُ" قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْفَاسِقُ وَ اَلْخَائِنُ قَالَ "هَذَا يَدْخُلُ فِي اَلظَّنِينِ".
It is narrated from Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi, who said: Abu Abdullah عليه السلام was asked about the categories of witnesses whose testimony is to be rejected. Imam عليه السلام replied: "The one suspected (Al-Zaneen), the accused (Al-Muttaham), and the adversary (Al-Khasm)." I said: "What about the immoral (Al-Fasiq) and the dishonest (Al-Kha'in)?" Imam عليه السلام said: "These fall under the category of the suspected (Al-Zaneen)."
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