Chapter on Establishing Testimony Based on Knowledge Without Formal Witnessing
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 21
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 21
Chapter on Establishing Testimony Based on Knowledge Without Formal Witnessing
وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَشْيَمَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَهُرَتِ اِمْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ حَيْضِهَا فَقَالَ فُلاَنَةُ طَالِقٌ وَ قَوْمٌ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلاَمَهُ وَ لَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُمُ اِشْهَدُوا أَ يَقَعُ اَلطَّلاَقُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ "نَعَمْ هَذِهِ شَهَادَةٌ أَ فَتَتْرُكُهَا مُعَلَّقَةً".
Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Ashyam narrated that he asked Abu al-Hasan, peace be upon him, about a man whose wife became pure from her menstruation, and he said: "So-and-so is divorced," while people were listening to his words, but he did not tell them, "Bear witness." Does the divorce take effect upon her? Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, this is a testimony. Would you leave her in suspense?"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 188