٦- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَيْفٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ صَارَ الزَّوْجُ إِذَا قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ وَكَيْفَ لا يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ لِغَيْرِهِ وَصَارَ إِذَا قَذَفَهَا غَيْرُ الزَّوْجِ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَلَوْ كَانَ وَلَداً أَوْ أَخاً فَقَالَ قَدْ سُئِلَ [أَبُو] جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أَلا تَرَى أَنَّهُ إِذَا قَذَفَ الزَّوْجُ امْرَأَتَهُ قِيلَ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا فَاعِلَةٌ فَإِنْ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا بِعَيْنِي كَانَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ يَجُوزُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْمَدْخَلَ فِي الْخَلْوَةِ الَّتِي لا تَصْلُحُ لِغَيْرِهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهَا وَلا يَشْهَدُهَا وَلَدٌ وَلا وَالِدٌ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ فَلِذَلِكَ صَارَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ إِذَا قَالَ رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ بِعَيْنِي وَإِذَا قَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أُعَايِنْ صَارَ قَاذِفاً فِي حَدِّ غَيْرِهِ وَضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ إِلا أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهَا الْبَيِّنَةَ وَإِنْ زَعَمَ غَيْرُ الزَّوْجِ إِذَا قَذَفَ وَادَّعَى أَنَّهُ رَآهُ بِعَيْنِهِ قِيلَ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ ذَلِكَ وَمَا أَدْخَلَكَ ذَلِكَ الْمَدْخَلَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِيهِ هَذَا وَحْدَكَ أَنْتَ مُتَّهَمٌ فِي دَعْوَاكَ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً فَأَنْتَ فِي حَدِّ التُّهَمَةِ فَلا بُدَّ مِنْ أَدَبِكَ بِالْحَدِّ الَّذِي أَوْجَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ وَإِنَّمَا صَارَتْ شَهَادَةُ الزَّوْجِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ لِمَكَانِ الأرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ مَكَانَ كُلِّ شَاهِدٍ يَمِينٌ. عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ بَعْضِ الْقُمِّيِّينَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مِثْلَهُ.
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Husayn ibn Sayf from Muhammad ibn Sulayman who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far, al-Thaniy, Alayhi al-Salam, ‘How is it that when a man accuses his wife of committing fornication his testimony is four testimonies by Allah? Why is it not permissible for those other than him, if someone other than husband accuses her, he is subjected to penalty even if he is a son or brother?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Abu Ja‘far , was asked about it and he (the Imam) replied that suppose if a man accuses his wife he can be asked about how he has learned that his wife has behaved as such, his eyes have seen her doing it then his testimony is four testimonies by Allah. It is because of the possibility for a man to go in privacy where others cannot do so. A son or father cannot see as such in the night or day. For this reason, his testimony has become four testimonies by Allah if he says, “I have seen it with my eyes.” If he says, “I have not seen with my eyes” he is an accuser like other people and he is subjected to penalty unless he establishes testimony. If people other than the husband thinks, accuses and claims seeing it with his eyes he is then asked, “How did you see and who made it possible for you to be in such place where you alone saw it? You stand accused about your claim even if you speak truth, you are in the position of one being accused; and it is necessary to discipline you by penalty which Allah has made obligatory upon you.”’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The testimony of a husband has become four testimonies by Allah, in place of every witness one oath.’” A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Aslam from certain ones of the people of Qum from abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ , a similar Hadith. 