1063 - كِتمانُ الشَّهادَةِ

1063. Concealing One’s Testimony

(وَمَنْ أظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَتَمَ شَهادَةً عِندَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ).¹

“And who is a greater wrongdoer than him who conceals a testimony that is with him from Allah?”²

(لا تَكتُمُوا الشَّهادَةَ وَمَنْ يَكتُمها فَإنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ وَاللَّهُ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ).³

“And do not conceal testimony; anyone who conceals it, his heart will indeed be sinful. And Allah knows best what you do.”⁴

3363.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَتَمَ شَهادَةً إذا دُعِيَ إلَيها كانَ كَمَن شَهِدَ بِالزُّورِ .⁵

3363.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever conceals his testimony when he is called to give it is as one who bears false testimony.’⁶

3364.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن رَجَعَ عن شهادَتِهِ وكَتَمَها ، أطعَمَهُ اللَّهُ لَحمَهُ على‏ رُؤوسِ الخَلائقِ ، ويَدخُلُ النارَ وهو يَلُوكُ لِسانَهُ .⁷

3364.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever revokes his testimony and conceals it, Allah will make him eat his own flesh in front of all creation and he will enter the Fire chewing his own tongue.’⁸