Hearsay testimony 1743 is permissible in cases where the book of the judge is permissible, 1744 as long as the primary witness cannot testify due to death, absence, disease, or the like, on condition that the primary witness drew attention to the testimony by saying, “Bear witness that I testify that So-and-so acknowledged such-and-such before me, or that he asked me to witness such-and-such.” 1745
Trustworthiness of both the primary and secondhand witnesses is a prerequisite.
وَتَجُوْزُ الشَّهَادَةِ عَلىٰ الشَّهَادَةِ فِيْمَا يَجُوْزُ فِيْهِ كِتَابُ اْلقَاضِيْ، إَذَا تَعَذَّرَتْ شَهَادَةُ اْلأَصْلِ؛ بِمَوْتٍ، أَوْ غَيْبَةٍ، أَوْ مَرَضٍ وَنَحْوِهِ، بِشَرْطِ أَنْ يَسْتَرْعِيَهُ شَاهِدُ اْلأَصْلِ، فَيَقُوْلُ: اشْهَدْ عَلىٰ شَهَادَتِيْ، أَنِّيْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ فُلاُنًا أَقَرَّ عِنْدِيْ، أَوْ أَشْهَدَنِيْ بِكَذَا.
وَتُعْتَبَرُ مَعْرِفَةُ اْلعَدَالَةِ فِيْ شُهُوْدِ اْلأَصْلِ وَاْلفَرْعِ.