Chapter on Qasamah (Oath of Allegation in Cases of Murder)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 20
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 20
Chapter on Qasamah (Oath of Allegation in Cases of Murder)
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَشْيَاخِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "إِنَّ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ جَالِساً مَعَ قَوْمٍ فَمَاتَ وَ هُوَ مَعَهُمْ أَوْ رَجُلٍ وُجِدَ فِي قَبِيلَةٍ أَوْ عَلَى دَارِ قَوْمٍ فَادُّعِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ "لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَوَدٌ وَ لاَ يُطَلُّ دَمُهُ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلدِّيَةُ" ".
Muhammad ibn Sahl narrated from his father, from some of his elders, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, who said: "The Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام was asked about a man who was sitting with a group of people and died while among them, or a man who was found dead in a tribe or near the house of some people, and they were accused of his death. Imam عليه السلام said: 'There is no retaliation (qisas) upon them, nor is his blood wasted. However, the blood money (diyyah) is upon them.'"
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