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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب القضاء والشهادات
Book of Judgeship and Testimonies
بَابُ مِنْ لَا تقبل شهادته وترد
Chapter: Those whose testimony is not accepted and is rejected
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2196 — Those whose testimony is not accepted
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حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ : كَتَبَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شَهَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ فَقَالَ : لَا تَجُوزُ لِأَنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ ، [وَعَنْ زَنْجٍ نَحَرُوا حِمَارًا أَنْ ضَمِنَ سَيِّدُهُمْ فَلَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِمْ] " .
Abdullah bin Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in which he asked about the testimony of children. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "It (their testimony) is not permissible, because Allah Almighty says: 'Of those whom you approve as witnesses' [Surah al-Baqarah: 282]." And (from this same Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)) it is narrated about some Zanj slaves who slaughtered a donkey, and their master paid compensation for it (the donkey), so the hadd punishment of cutting off the hand will not be applied to them (the slaves).
