Chapter on Judgment Regarding Sheep Grazing in a Cultivated Field

Hadith.3414 - Jamil ibn Darraj narrated from Zurara, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): Regarding the words of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field, when the sheep of the people had strayed into it" (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:78). Imam (as) said: "They did not pass a judgment; rather, they were discussing the matter. 'And We gave Solomon understanding of it" (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:79).

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Hadith.3415 - Al-Washa narrated from Ahmad ibn Umar al-Halabi, who said: I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about the words of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field" (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:78). Imam (as) said: "The judgment of David (as) was to grant the ownership of the sheep, but what Allah (swt), the Exalted, made Solomon (as) understand was that he ruled in favor of the owner of the field by granting him the milk and wool of the sheep for the entire year."

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