Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 38

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 38

Chapter on Oaths, Vows, and Expiations

Hadith #48

وَ قَضَى أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِيمَنِ اِسْتَحْلَفَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْكِتَابِ بِيَمِينِ صَبْرٍ أَنْ يَسْتَحْلِفَهُ بِكِتَابِهِ وَ مِلَّتِهِ ".

Commander of the Faithful ruled concerning a case where someone required a man from the People of the Book to take a solemn oath. Imam said that the oath should be taken according to his scripture and his religion.

Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh