Chapter on Judging by the Testimony of One Witness and the Oath of the Claimant
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 19
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 19
Chapter on Judging by the Testimony of One Witness and the Oath of the Claimant
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "لَوْ كَانَ اَلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْنَا لَأَجَزْنَا شَهَادَةَ اَلرَّجُلِ إِذَا عُلِمَ مِنْهُ خَيْرٌ مَعَ يَمِينِ اَلْخَصْمِ فِي حُقُوقِ اَلنَّاسِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حُقُوقِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ رُؤْيَةِ اَلْهِلاَلِ فَلاَ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Alaa, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said: "If the matter were up to us, we would permit the testimony of one man, if he is known for goodness, along with the oath of the claimant, in the rights of people. However, as for the rights of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, and the sighting of the crescent moon, we would not permit it."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh