سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب التفسيرBook of Tafsir (Quranic Exegesis)
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ}
His saying, Exalted is He: {And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses.}
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Hadith 455
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ شَهَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ: إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ: { مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ } فَلَيْسُوا مِمَّنْ نَرْضَى، لَا تَجُوزُ .
Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I wrote to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked about the testimony of children. So he wrote back to me: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: ﴿mimman tardawna min ash-shuhada’﴾ meaning, 'from among those whose testimony you are pleased with.' Children are not among those whose testimony we consider reliable, therefore their testimony is not permissible."
Hadith 456
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ - فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: { وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ } - قَالَ: مِنَ الْأَحْرَارِ .
Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding this verse: "And call to witness two witnesses from among your men" says: "By this is meant free men."
Hadith 457
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: نَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ مُجَاهِدًا عَنِ الظِّهَارِ مِنَ الْأَمَةِ، فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، فَقُلْتُ: أَلَيْسَ اللهُ يَقُولُ: { وَالَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ } أَفَلَسْنَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ ؟ فَقَالَ: وَاللهُ يَقُولُ: { وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ } أَفَتَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ الْعَبِيدِ ؟ .
Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a person pronounces zihar on his slave woman, what is the ruling? He replied: "This zihar is nothing." It was asked: "Did Allah Almighty not say: ﴿وَالَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ﴾ 'And those who pronounce zihar from their wives,' so are slave women not included among women?" Upon this, Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Allah Almighty also said: ﴿وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ﴾ 'And take two male witnesses from among your men,' so is the testimony of slaves permissible?" That is, just as in the matter of testimony, the condition of men is specified and slaves are not included, similarly in the ruling of 'wives,' free women are meant, not slave women.
