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

1062 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ أداءِ الشَّهادَةِ

1062. Enjoinment of Bearing Witness

(وَأقِيْمُوا الشَّهادَةَ للَّهِ‏ِ).¹

“And bear witness for the sake of Allah.”²

(وَلا يَأبَ الشُّهَداءُ إذا ما دُعُوا).³

“The witnesses must not refuse when they are called.”⁴

3360.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن شَهِدَ شهادَةَ حَقٍّ لِيُحيِيَ بها حَقَّ امرِئٍ مُسلمٍ أتى‏ يَومَ القِيامَةِ ولِوَجهِهِ نُورٌ مَدَّ البَصَرِ ، يَعرِفُهُ الخلايِقُ بِاسمِهِ ونَسَبِهِ .⁵

3360.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who bears witness in truth for the sake of restoring a fellow Muslim’s rights, will come on the Day of Resurrection with a light emanating from his face spreading as far as the eye can see, and all will know him by name and lineage.’⁶

3361.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قوله تعالى : (وَلا يَأبَ الشُّهَداءُا) - : لا يَنبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ إذا ما دُعِيَ للشهادَةِ شَهِدَ علَيها أن يَقولَ : لا أشهَدُ لَكُم .⁷

3361. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) with regards to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: “The witnesses must not refuse when they are called”, said, ‘When called to bear witness to something that one has indeed witnessed, nobody has the right to say, ‘I refuse to bear witness to you.’⁸

3362.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إذا دُعِيتَ إلى الشهادَةِ فَأجِبْ .⁹

3362.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When you are called to bear witness, do respond.’¹⁰