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"The practice of Qasamah (the collective oath) was established to impose severity upon a man known for evil and who is suspected. If they testify against him, their testimony is accepted."

Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If a man were to take a bundle of rods or a branch containing multiple rods and struck someone with it once, it would suffice him for however many lashes he intended to administer, equal to the number of rods in that bundle."

I asked Imam (as) about a man who slanders a man from the pre-Islamic Arabs. Imam (as) said: "He is to be given the legal punishment." I asked: "Is he to be given the legal punishment?" He said: "Yes, because that offense reaches the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family)."

I asked Imam (as) about a man who rented a donkey and went to cloth merchants, bought a garment from them, and left the donkey with them. Imam (as) said: "The donkey should be returned to its owner, and the one who took the garment should be pursued. However, there is no cutting (of the hand) upon him because this is an act of betrayal, not theft."