قَالَ مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِحَقِّ أَحَدٍ مِنْ حُقُوقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ الَّذِي أَقَرَّ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ صَاحِبُ حَقِّ الْحَدِّ أَوْ وَلِيُّهُ فَيَطْلُبَهُ بِحَقِّهِ .
Translation
Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>: ‘The one who accepts upon himself in the presence of the Imam<sup>asws</sup> with a right of someone from the rights of the Muslims, so it is not upon the Imam<sup>asws</sup> that he<sup>asws</sup> should established the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>) upon him, the one who accepted with it in his<sup>asws</sup> presence, until the owner of the right is present, or his guardian, so he seeks his right’.
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