Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Hadith 174
testimony-judgmentwomeninheritance
3317 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى : "إِنْ كَانَتِ اِمْرَأَتَيْنِ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُمَا فِي نِصْفِ اَلْمِيرَاثِ وَ إِنْ كُنَّ ثَلاَثَ نِسْوَةٍ جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَرْبَاعِ اَلْمِيرَاثِ وَ إِنْ كُنَّ أَرْبَعاً جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي اَلْمِيرَاثِ كُلِّهِ ".
Hadith.3317 - And in another narration: If there are two women, their testimony is valid for half of the inheritance. If there are three women, their testimony is valid for three-fourths of the inheritance. And if there are four women, their testimony is valid for the entire inheritance.
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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