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Bayhaqi 20419 — Taking precautions in reading the letter, having

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ شَهَادَةَ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى الْوَصِيَّةِ فِي صَحِيفَةٍ مَخْتُومَةٍ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا فِيهَا.
Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) used to dislike a man testifying to a will written in a sealed document until it is known what is in it.
(b) Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) also disliked testifying to what is enclosed in a sealed document, lest there be some injustice in it.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20419
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