قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، كَانَ يَقْضِي بِشَهَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مِنَ الْجِرَاحِ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ الأَمْرُ الْمُجْتَمَعُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَنَا أَنَّ شَهَادَةَ الصِّبْيَانِ تَجُوزُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مِنَ الْجِرَاحِ وَلاَ تَجُوزُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِمْ وَإِنَّمَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مِنَ الْجِرَاحِ وَحْدَهَا لاَ تَجُوزُ فِي غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَفَرَّقُوا أَوْ يُخَبَّبُوا أَوْ يُعَلَّمُوا فَإِنِ افْتَرَقُوا فَلاَ شَهَادَةَ لَهُمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونُوا قَدْ أَشْهَدُوا الْعُدُولَ عَلَى شَهَادَتِهِمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْتَرِقُوا .
Yahya said, "Malik said from Hisham ibn Urwa that Abdullah ibnaz-Zubayr gave judgment based on the testimony of children concerningthe injuries between them." Malik said, "The generally agreedon way of doing things in our community is that the testimony ofchildren is permitted concerning injuries between them. It is notaccepted about anything else. It is only permitted between them ifthey testify before they leave the scene of the incident and have beendeceived or instructed. If they leave the scene, they have notestimony unless they call just witnesses to witness their testimonybefore they leave." Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith 1413
Web Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 36 Hadith 9