hadith
3992
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Five things must be judged with the benefit of the doubt: allegiance, marriage, inheritance, animal slaughtering, and testimonies. If the person appears to be trustworthy, his testimony must be accepted without investigating his inner thoughts.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئل عنِ القاضي أيَحِلُّ لَه أن يَقضيَ بقَولِ البَيِّنَةِ إذا لَم يعرِفهُم مِن غَير مسألَةٍ ـ: خَمسَةُ أشياءَ يَجِبُ على النّاسِ أنْ يأخُذوا بِها ظاهِرَ الحُكْمِ: الوِلاياتُ، والتّناكُحُ، والمَوارِيثُ، والذَّبائحُ، والشّهاداتُ، فإذا كانَ ظاهرُهُ ظاهرا مأموناً جازَتْ شهادتُهُ، ولا يُسألُ عن باطنِهِ.
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