Hadith 220
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Hadith.3362 - Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, wrote to Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali (as):
"Is the testimony of the executor (al-wasi) for the deceased regarding a debt owed to him by a man acceptable along with another just witness?"
Imam (as) replied: "If another just witness testifies with him, then the claimant must take an oath."
He also wrote to Imam (as): "Is it permissible for the executor to testify for the heir of the deceased, whether young or old, regarding a right owed to him by the deceased or by another person, especially if he is the custodian of the young heir but not the custodian of the older one?"
Imam (as) replied: "Yes, the executor should testify truthfully and must not conceal his testimony."
Furthermore, he wrote to Imam (as): "Is the testimony of the executor against the deceased regarding a debt, along with another just witness, acceptable?"
Imam (as) replied: "Yes, but only after an oath."
3362 - كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلصَّفَّارُ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ
هَلْ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَةُ اَلْوَصِيِّ لِلْمَيِّتِ بِدَيْنٍ لَهُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مَعَ شَاهِدٍ آخَرَ عَدْلٍ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "إِذَا شَهِدَ مَعَهُ آخَرُ عَدْلٌ فَعَلَى اَلْمُدَّعِي يَمِينٌ" وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَ يَجُوزُ لِلْوَصِيِّ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ لِوَارِثِ اَلْمَيِّتِ صَغِيراً أَوْ كَبِيراً بِحَقٍّ لَهُ عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ أَوْ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ وَ هُوَ اَلْقَابِضُ لِلْوَارِثِ اَلصَّغِيرِ وَ لَيْسَ لِلْكَبِيرِ بِقَابِضٍ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "نَعَمْ وَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْوَصِيِّ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ لاَ يَكْتُمَ شَهَادَتَهُ" وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَ وَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَةُ اَلْوَصِيِّ عَلَى اَلْمَيِّتِ بِدَيْنٍ مَعَ شَاهِدٍ آخَرَ عَدْلٍ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "نَعَمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ يَمِينٍ".