Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 22 Concealing Evidence A Tradition from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.)
A Tradition from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.)
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A Tradition from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.)
Muhammad Ibn Qasim Ibn Fuzail narrates a tradition from Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.). He says, “I asked Imam (a.s.), ‘One of your devotees has taken a loan from an enemy of yours. The creditor wants to oppress him and have him imprisoned. Allah (S.w.T.) knows that he has no money to repay the debt, neither is he capable to do so at present. He does not even have al-Bayyina (two just witnesses) to prove his bankruptcy. Then is it allowed for him to take an oath so that he can prove his bankruptcy and obtain respite till the return of favourable conditions? And if from your Shias there are some witnesses who can testify against him, (that he has taken the loan) can they testify?’”
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) replied,
“It is not permitted for them to testify. And it is not permitted for the creditor to oppress the debtor.”
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