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3344 - رَوَى شُعَيْبٌ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ : "أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَتَاهُ قَوْمٌ يَخْتَصِمُونَ فِي بَغْلَةٍ فَقَامَتِ اَلْبَيِّنَةُ لِهَؤُلاَءِ أَنَّهُمْ أَنْتَجُوهَا عَلَى مِذْوَدِهِمْ لَمْ يَبِيعُوا وَ لَمْ يَهَبُوا وَ قَامَتِ اَلْبَيِّنَةُ لِهَؤُلاَءِ أَنَّهُمْ أَنْتَجُوهَا عَلَى مِذْوَدِهِمْ لَمْ يَبِيعُوا وَ لَمْ يَهَبُوا فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِهَا لِأَكْثَرِهِمْ بَيِّنَةً وَ اِسْتَحْلَفَهُمْ ".

Hadith.3344 - It is narrated by Shu'ayb from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (as), that he mentioned: A group of people came to Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), disputing ownership of a mule. Both parties presented evidence. One group claimed that they had raised it at their feeding trough, had neither sold it nor gifted it, and provided witnesses to support their claim. The other group also claimed that they had raised it at their feeding trough, had neither sold it nor gifted it, and provided their own witnesses. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled in favor of the group that had a greater number of witnesses and required them to take an oath to support their claim.

3343 - رُوِيَ عَنْ يَاسِينَ اَلضَّرِيرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِلشَّيْخِ يَعْنِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَدَّعِي قِبَلَ اَلرَّجُلِ اَلْحَقَّ فَلاَ يَكُونُ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ بِمَا لَهُ قَالَ "فَيَمِينُ اَلْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ حَلَفَ فَلاَ حَقَّ لَهُ، وَ إِنْ رَدَّ اَلْيَمِينَ عَلَى اَلْمُدَّعِي فَلَمْ يَحْلِفْ فَلاَ حَقَّ لَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ اَلْمَطْلُوبُ بِالْحَقِّ قَدْ مَاتَ وَ أُقِيمَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْبَيِّنَةُ فَعَلَى اَلْمُدَّعِي اَلْيَمِينُ بِاللَّهِ اَلَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لَقَدْ مَاتَ فُلاَنٌ وَ إِنَّ حَقَّهُ لَعَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ حَلَفَ وَ إِلاَّ فَلاَ حَقَّ لَهُ لِأَنَّا لاَ نَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ قَدْ أَوْفَاهُ بِبَيِّنَةٍ لاَ نَعْلَمُ مَوْضِعَهُمْ أَوْ بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ قَبْلَ اَلْمَوْتِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ صَارَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْيَمِينُ مَعَ اَلْبَيِّنَةِ وَ إِنِ اِدَّعَى بِلاَ بَيِّنَةٍ فَلاَ حَقَّ لَهُ لِأَنَّ اَلْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ لَيْسَ بِحَيٍّ وَ لَوْ كَانَ حَيّاً لَأُلْزِمَ اَلْيَمِينَ أَوِ اَلْحَقَّ أَوْ يَرُدُّ اَلْيَمِينَ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ لَمْ يَثْبُتْ لَهُ حَقٌّ".

Hadith.3343 - It is narrated from Yasin Al-Dareer, from Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah, who said: I asked the Sheikh, meaning Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), "Inform me about a man who claims a right against another man but has no evidence to prove his claim." Imam (as) said: "The defendant must take an oath. If he swears, then the claimant has no right. However, if the defendant refers the oath back to the claimant and the claimant refuses to swear, then he has no right either. If the person against whom the claim is made has died and evidence is presented against him, the claimant must take an oath by Allah (swt), there is no God but He (swt), that the deceased owed him the claimed right. If he swears, the claim is valid; otherwise, he has no right. This is because we do not know-perhaps the deceased settled the debt through evidence unknown to us or without evidence before his death. Therefore, an oath along with the evidence is required. If the claimant makes a claim without evidence, he has no right because the defendant is not alive. Had the defendant been alive, he would have been required to either take an oath, acknowledge the claim, or refer the oath back. Hence, no right is established for the claimant." [chapter-CHAPTER 27 - CHAPTER ON THE JUDGMENT REGARDING TWO CLAIMANTS EACH PRESENTING EVIDENCE THAT THE RIGHT BELONGS TO THEM] بَابُ حُكْمِ الْمُدَّعِيَيْنِ فِي حَقٍّ يُقِيمُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَهُ‌

3345 - قَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ : وَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَأْتِي اَلْقَوْمَ فَيَدَّعِي دَاراً فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَ يُقِيمُ اَلْبَيِّنَةَ وَ يُقِيمُ اَلَّذِي فِي يَدِهِ اَلدَّارُ اَلْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهَا وَرِثَهَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ لاَ يَدْرِي كَيْفَ أَمْرُهَا فَقَالَ "أَكْثَرُهُمْ بَيِّنَةً يُسْتَحْلَفُ وَ تُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ".

Hadith.3345 - Abu Basir narrated that he asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who comes to a group of people and claims ownership of a house in their possession. He provides evidence, and the one in possession of the house also provides evidence that he inherited it from his father but does not know its exact history. Abu Abdullah (as), replied: "The one with more evidence is required to take an oath, and the house is given to him."