Hadith 343
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Hadith.1914 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said:
"The testimony of women is not accepted for the sighting of the crescent; only the testimony of two just men is accepted."
1914 - وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : «لاَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَةُ اَلنِّسَاءِ فِي رُؤْيَةِ اَلْهِلاَلِ إِلاَّ شَهَادَةُ رَجُلَيْنِ عَدْلَيْنِ.
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