Chapter on Testimony Based on Testimony

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 30

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 30

Chapter on Testimony Based on Testimony

Hadith #6

3356 - وَ رَوَى غِيَاثُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "لاَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةٌ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ فِي حَدٍّ وَ لاَ كَفَالَةٌ فِي حَدٍّ".

Hadith.3356 - Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq from his father Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir : Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib said: "Testimony upon testimony is not valid in cases involving prescribed punishments (hudud), nor is sponsorship (kafalah) valid in cases involving prescribed punishments."