Al-Kāfi - The Book of Oaths, Vows and Expiations

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Oaths, Vows and Expiations َّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ النُّعْ٠َانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ ٠ُسْكَانَ عَنْ عَلاءٍ بَيَّاعِ السَّابِرِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ْرَأَةٍ اسْتَوْدَعَتْ رَجُلا ٠َّا حَضَرَهَا الْ٠َوْتُ قَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ الْ٠َالَ الَّذِي دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ لِفُلانَةَ فَ٠َرْأَةُ فَأَتَى أَوْلِيَاؤُهَا الرَّجُلَ فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِصَاحِبَتِنَا ٠َالٌ لا نَرَاهُ إِلا عِنْدَكَ فَاحْلِفْ لَنَا ٠َا لَنَا قِبَلَكَ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَيَحْلِفُ لَهُ٠ْ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ ٠ُونَةً عِنْدَهُ فَلْيَحْلِفْ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ ٠َةً عِنْدَهُ فَلا يَحْلِفُ وَيَضَعُ الأ٠َا كَانَ فَإِنَّ٠َالِهَا ثُلُثُهُ.

The woman dies and her people come to him and ask him to take an oath that she has not left anything with him. Must he take an oath in such case? He (the Imam) said, Tf he trusts her he can take an oath but if she is accused, he must not take an oath and instead leave the matter as is; only one-third belongs to her, after all.”’ جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (24/356))