Chapter on Rare Cases of Blood Money (Diyyat)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 71
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ اَلنَّضْرِ عَنِ اَلْحُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ اَلْمُسَيَّبِ: أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى اَلْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّ اِبْنَ أَبِي اَلْحُسَيْنِ وَجَدَ عَلَى بَطْنِ اِمْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً فَقَتَلَهُ وَ قَدْ أَشْكَلَ حُكْمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اَلْقُضَاةِ فَسَلْ عَلِيّاً عَنْ هَذَا اَلْأَمْرِ قَالَ فَسَأَلَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ "وَ اَللَّهِ مَا هَذَا فِي هَذِهِ اَلْبِلاَدِ يَعْنِي اَلْكُوفَةَ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا وَ مَا هَذَا بِحَضْرَتِي فَمِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَكَ هَذَا" قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَنَّ اِبْنَ أَبِي اَلْحُسَيْنِ وَجَدَ مَعَ اِمْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً فَقَتَلَهُ وَ قَدْ أَشْكَلَ حُكْمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اَلْقُضَاةِ فَرَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَنَا أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ إِنْ جَاءَ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ يَشْهَدُونَ عَلَى مَا شَهِدَ وَ إِلاَّ دُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ بِرُمَّتِهِ".
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Ali ibn Isma'il from Ahmad ibn Al-Nadr from Al-Husayn ibn Amr from Yahya ibn Said ibn Al-Musayyab that Mu'awiyah wrote to Abu Musa Al-Ashari, saying: "The son of Abu Al-Husayn found a man with his wife and killed him. This matter has become confusing for the judges, so ask Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام about this issue." Abu Musa asked Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام, and Imam عليه السلام replied: "By Allah سبحانه وتعالى, this matter is not in this land - meaning Kufa and its surroundings - nor is it in my presence. So how did this come to you?" He (Abu Musa) replied: "Mu'awiyah wrote to me that the son of Abu Al-Husayn found a man with his wife and killed him, and this matter has confused the judges. What is your opinion on this?" Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "I am Abu Al-Hasan عليه السلام. If he brings four witnesses who testify to what he claimed, then so be it. Otherwise, he should be handed over in full (for punishment)."
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