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Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

Chapters on Legal Cases and Rulings

Chapter on Whose Testimony Must Be Rejected and Whose Testimony Must Be Accepted

700. hadíth

وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ قَالَ: "لاَ يَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ اَلْمُرِيبِ وَ اَلْخَصْمِ وَ دَافِعِ مَغْرَمٍ أَوْ أَجِيرٍ أَوْ شَرِيكٍ، أَوْ مُتَّهَمٍ أَوْ تَابِعٍ وَ لاَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَةُ شَارِبِ اَلْخَمْرِ وَ لاَ شَهَادَةُ اَللاَّعِبِ بِالشِّطْرَنْجِ وَ اَلنَّرْدِ وَ لاَ شَهَادَةُ اَلْمُقَامِرِ".

And in another narration, Imam (a.s) said: "The testimony of the one who arouses suspicion (Al-Mureeb), the adversary (Al-Khasm), the one evading a financial obligation (Dafi' Maghram), the hired worker (Ajir), the business partner (Shareek), the accused (Mutaham), or the follower (Tabi') is not valid. Furthermore, the testimony of a wine drinker (Sharib Al-Khamr), a player of chess (Shatranj) and dice (Nard), and a gambler (Muqamir) is not accepted."

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