Hadith 572
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2. Abu Ali al-Ash ‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following
“About the case of a man who testifies falsely and upon his repenting, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must pay for the assets that are gone due to his false testimony, like one-half or one-third if another one has testified with him.’”
2- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي شَاهِدِ الزُّورِ مَا تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ
يُؤَدِّي مِنَ الْمَالِ الَّذِي شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا ذَهَبَ مِنْ مَالِهِ إِنْ كَانَ النِّصْفَ أَوِ الثُّلُثَ إِنْ كَانَ شَهِدَ هَذَا وَآخَرُ مَعَهُ.
Similar narrations
- Al-Kāfi #569 “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one presents a false testimony, his feet do not move before the fire is made obligatory for him.’”
- Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl #875 Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) was asked how a false testifier should repent. He replied, “The person should recompense the loss of wealth because...