Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara · Hadith 8

Book of Intellect and Knowledge · Prohibition on Speaking without Knowledge and Ruling based on Opinion · Volume 1, book 1, chapter 7, Hadith 8

Original Arabic text

[8/42] رجال الكشي: محمد بن مسعود، غن علي بن الحسن بن فضال، عن العباس بن عامر و جعفر بن محمد بن حكيم، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن أبي بصير قال : سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام عن شهادة ولد الزنا أ تجوز؟ قال: لا، فقلت: إن الحكم بن عتيبة يزعم أنها تجوز، فقال: اللهم لا تغفر ذنبه، ما قال الله للحكم إِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَكَ وَ لِقَوْمِكَ، فليذهب الحكم يمينا و شمالا فوالله لا يوجد العلم إلا في أهل بيت نزل عليهم جبريل عليه السلام

Published English translation

8. [8/42] Rijal al-Kashshi: Muhammad b. Masud from Ali b. al-Hasan b. Fadhal from al-Abbas b. A’mir and Ja’far b. Muhammad b. Hukaym from Aban b. Uthman from Abi Basir who said: I asked Aba Ja’far عليه السلام about the Shahada (giving witness) of a Walad Zina (child born out of Nikah) – is it permissible? he عليه السلام said: No. I said: al-Hakam bin Utayba holds it to be permissible, so he عليه السلام said: O Allāh – do not forgive his sin! Allāh was not addressing al-Hakam when He said: “it is a reminder unto you and your Qawm (relations)” (43:44) – let al-Hakam go to the right and to the left for by Allāh he will not find true knowledge except with the Ahl al-Bayt upon whom Jibrail عليه السلام descended.

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