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3318 - قَضَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدٍ وَ يَمِينِ اَلْمُدَّعِي وَ قَالَ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ "نَزَلَ عَلَيَّ جَبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِالْحُكْمِ بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدٍ وَ يَمِينِ صَاحِبِ اَلْحَقِّ"

Hadith.3318 - The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, ruled based on the testimony of one witness and the oath of the claimant. He (sw), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "Jibril (as) descended upon me with the judgment of the testimony of one witness and the oath of the claimant."

3319 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "لَوْ كَانَ اَلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْنَا لَأَجَزْنَا شَهَادَةَ اَلرَّجُلِ إِذَا عُلِمَ مِنْهُ خَيْرٌ مَعَ يَمِينِ اَلْخَصْمِ فِي حُقُوقِ اَلنَّاسِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حُقُوقِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ رُؤْيَةِ اَلْهِلاَلِ فَلاَ".

Hadith.3319 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Alaa, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said: "If the matter were up to us, we would permit the testimony of one man, if he is known for goodness, along with the oath of the claimant, in the rights of people. However, as for the rights of Allah (swt), the Almighty, and the sighting of the crescent moon, we would not permit it."