Chapter on False Testimony and What Has Been Reported Regarding it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 23
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 23
Chapter on False Testimony and What Has Been Reported Regarding it
وَ رَوَى سَمَاعَةُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "شُهُودُ اَلزُّورِ يُجْلَدُونَ حَدّاً وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَقْتٌ ذَلِكَ إِلَى اَلْإِمَامِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ حَتَّى يُعْرَفُوا وَ لاَ يَعُودُوا " قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَابُوا وَ أَصْلَحُوا أَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ "إِذَا تَابُوا تَابَ اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ قُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ بَعْدُ".
Sama'ah narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "False witnesses are subjected to flogging as a punishment, and its extent is determined by the Imam. They are paraded publicly so that they may be recognized and refrain from repeating the act." I said: "If they repent and reform, will their testimony be accepted afterward?" Imam عليه السلام said: "If they repent, Allah سبحانه وتعالى accepts their repentance, and their testimony will be accepted thereafter."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh