أَرْبَعَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُحْصَنٍ بِالزِّنَى فَعُدِّلَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ وَ لَمْ يُعَدَّلِ الْآخَرَانِ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَيْسَ يُعْرَفُونَ بِشَهَادَةِ الزُّورِ أُجِيزَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَ أُقِيمَ الْحَدُّ عَلَى الَّذِي شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا بِمَا أَبْصَرُوا وَ عَلِمُوا وَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعْرُوفِينَ بِالْفِسْقِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Hareyz, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> regarding four who testified against a married man with the adultery. So two of them altered it, and the other two did not alter it (their testimonies). So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘When there were four from the Muslim, not known for their false testimonies, all their testimonies would be allowed, and the legal penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>) would be established upon the one whom they had testified against. But rather, it is upon them that they should be testifying with what they had seen and known, and it is upon the ruler that he should allow their testimonies except if they happen to be well known with the mischief’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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