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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب آداب القاضي
Book of the Etiquette of the Judge
باب: الاحتياط في قراءة الكتاب والإشهاد عليه وختمه لئلا يزور عليه
Chapter: Taking precautions in reading the letter, having it witnessed and sealing it lest it be forged
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.
(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.
