Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments Chapter: Punishment of false testimony ُتَوَکِّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ أَبِی الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَیُّوبَ عَنْ سَ٠ِهْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: شُهُودُ الزُّورِ یُجْلَدُونَ جَلْداً لَیْسَ لَهُ وَقْتٌ وَ ذَلِکَ إِلَی الْإِ٠ِ یُطَافُ عَلَیْهِ٠ْ حَتَّی یُعْرَفُوا فَلَا یَعُودُوا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ إِنْ تَابُوا وَ أَصْلَحُوا تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ٠ْ بَعْدَهُ قَالَ إِذَا تَابُوا تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ٠ْ وَ قُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ٠4.

It was narrated to me by Muhammad b. Musa b. al-Mutawakil who said it was narrated to me by Abdillah b. Ja’far al-Himyari from Muhammad b. al-Hussain b. Abi al-Khattab from al-Hassan b. Mahbub from Ayoob’ from Sama’a b. Mihran from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) who said: “The punishment of false testimony is lashing and its number will be as per the will of Imam.

In addition to this the person should be made to go round the city so that people recognize him and that the person does not commit this sin once again.” Imam (a.s.) was asked whether his testimony can be accepted if he repents and decides not to commit the sin once again. Imam (a.s.) replied, “If he repents and Allah accepts his repentance, the person’s testimony is acceptable.”