The Rare Ahadith

إِنَّ دَاوُدَ ع سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ أَنْ يُرِيَهُ قَضِيَّةً مِنْ قَضَايَا الْآخِرَةِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا دَاوُدُ أَنَّ الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي لَمْ أُطْلِعْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِي وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بِهِ غَيْرِي قَالَ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ عَادَ فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُرِيَهُ قَضِيَّةً مِنْ قَضَايَا الْآخِرَةِ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا دَاوُدُ

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, asked his Lord to show him one of the cases of the next life being judged. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation. It said, ‘O Dawud, what you have asked Me is something about which no one of My creatures has known. It is not proper for an

فِي الرَّجُلِ يُبْضِعُهُ الرَّجُلُ ثَلَاثِينَ دِرْهَماً فِي ثَوْبٍ وَ آخَرُ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً فِي ثَوْبٍ فَبَعَثَ بِالثَّوْبَيْنِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْ هَذَا ثَوْبَهُ وَ لَا هَذَا ثَوْبَهُ قَالَ يُبَاعُ الثَّوْبَانِ فَيُعْطَى صَاحِبُ الثَّلَاثِينَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَخْمَاسٍ الثَّمَنِ وَ الْآخَرُ خُمُسَيِ الثَّمَنِ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ صَاحِبَ الْعِشْرِينَ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِ الثَّلَاثِينَ اخْتَرْ أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتَ قَالَ قَدْ أَنْصَفَهُ.

“This is about the case of a man to whom one man sends thirty dirham in a piece of cloth, another man sends him twenty dirham in a piece of cloth and they become mixed so much that he cannot distinguish. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must give three-fifths of the value to the man of thirty dirham and two-fifths

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَبَّلَ رَجُلًا عَنْ حَفْرِ بِئْرٍ عَشْرَ قَامَاتٍ بِعَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَحَفَرَ قَامَةً ثُمَّ عَجَزَ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ جُزْءاً مِنَ الْعَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ‌[1].

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who forms a contract with another man. It requires him to dig a well of ten heights of a man deep for ten dirhams of which he digs one height and could not do the rest. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He deserves one part out of fifty- five parts of a ten d

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ كَانَتْ تَهْوَاهُ وَ لَمْ تَقْدِرْ لَهُ عَلَى حِيلَةٍ فَذَهَبَتْ فَأَخَذَتْ بَيْضَةً فَأَخْرَجَتْ مِنْهَا الصُّفْرَةَ وَ صَبَّتِ الْبَيَاضَ عَلَى ثِيَابِهَا بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ أَخَذَنِي فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَفَضَحَنِي قَالَ فَهَمَّ عُمَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman was brought before ‘Umar. She was attached to a man of al-Ansar (people of al-Madinah) and loved him but was not able to achieve from him what she wanted. She plotted to use the white part of the egg, after removing the yolk, poured it on her cloth between her thighs a

قُلْتُ عَشَرَةٌ كَانُوا جُلُوساً وَ وَسْطَهُمْ كِيسٌ فِيهِ أَلْفُ دِرْهَمٍ فَسَأَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً أَ لَكُمْ هَذَا الْكِيسُ فَقَالُوا كُلُّهُمْ لَا وَ قَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ هُوَ لِي فَلِمَنْ هُوَ قَالَ لِلَّذِي ادَّعَاهُ.[2]

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of ten people sitting in a certain place, among them there was a bag with a thousand dirham in it and they asked each other about whose bag is it. No one claimed it except one man. To whom does it belong?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It belongs to the one who claimed it.’”

يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ احْكُمْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أُمِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا غُلَامُ لِمَ تَدْعُو عَلَى أُمِّكَ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّهَا حَمَلَتْنِي فِي بَطْنِهَا تِسْعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ أَرْضَعَتْنِي حَوْلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا تَرَعْرَعْتُ‌[1] وَ عَرَفْتُ الْخَيْرَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَ يَمِينِي عَنْ شِمَالِي طَرَدَتْنِي وَ انْتَفَتْ مِنِّي وَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا لَا تَعْرِفُنِي فَقَالَ عُم

“I heard a boy in al-Madinah saying, ‘O best of judges, judge between me and my mother.’ ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab asked, ‘O boy, why do you pray against your mother?’ He replied, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, she bore me in her womb for nine months and breastfed me until I began to move, learn to distinguish between good and bad,

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِامْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَهَا شَيْخٌ فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَاقَعَهَا مَاتَ عَلَى بَطْنِهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فَادَّعَى بَنُوهُ أَنَّهَا فَجَرَتْ وَ تَشَاهَدُوا عَلَيْهَا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيٌّ ع فَقَالَتْ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي حُجَّةً قَالَ هَاتِي حُجَّتَكِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُعْلِمُكُمْ بِيَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا وَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman was brought before ‘Umar who was married to an old man who when going to bed with her had died on her belly. When she gave birth to a boy, his sons claimed that she has committed fornication and presented testimony against her. ‘Umar commanded to stone her to death. Al

مَا أَنْتَ مَوْلَايَ بَلْ أَنَا مَوْلَاكَ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ ذَا يَتَوَعَّدُ ذَا وَ ذَا يَتَوَعَّدُ ذَا وَ يَقُولُ كَمَا أَنْتَ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ الْكُوفَةَ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ فَأَذْهَبَ بِكَ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَلَمَّا أَتَيَا الْكُوفَةَ أَتَيَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ الَّذِي ضَرَبَ الْغُلَامَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ هَذَا غُلَامٌ لِي وَ إِنَّهُ أَذْنَبَ فَضَرَبْتُهُ فَوَثَبَ عَلَيَّ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in the time of the government of Ali (a.s.), a man from the mountains with his slave went for al-Hajj. His slave committed a sin and his master beat him as a measure for discipline. He (the slave) said, ‘You are not my master. I am your master.’ They continued threatening each othe

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةٍ قَدْ شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهَا أَنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ كَانَ مِنْ قِصَّتِهَا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ يَتِيمَةً عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ وَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ كَثِيراً مَا يَغِيبُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ فَشَبَّتِ الْيَتِيمَةُ فَتَخَوَّفَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَدَعَتْ بِنِسْوَةٍ حَتَّى أَمْسَكْنَهَا فَأَخَذَتْ عُذْرَتَهَا بِإِصْبَعِهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ زَوْجُهَا مِنْ غَيْبَتِهِ رَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ

Once a girl was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and testimony was presented against her for committing fornication. Her story was that she was an orphan with a man who very often remained absent from his family. The orphan girl matured and the woman feared her husband’s being attracted to the young girl. She called

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى يُحَدِّثُ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ: قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ اصْطَحَبَا فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَا الْغَدَاءَ أَخْرَجَ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنْ زَادِهِ خَمْسَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ وَ أَخْرَجَ الْآخَرُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ فَدَعَوَاهُ إِلَى طَعَامِهِمَا فَأَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا أَعْطَاهُمَا الْعَابِرُ بِه

“I once heard ibn abu Layla’ speaking to his people. He said, ‘About the case of two men of whom one during a journey for their lunch took out of his supplies five loafs of bread, the other one took out three and a passerby, whom they invited joined them for lunch, ate with them so they finished all the loafs. The pass

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ وَ أَصْحَابٌ لَهُ شَاةً فَقَالَ إِنْ أَكَلْتُمُوهَا فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَأْكُلُوهَا فَعَلَيْكُمْ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَضَى فِيهِ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ بَاطِلٌ لَا شَيْ‌ءَ فِي الْمُؤَاكَلَةِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ مَا قَلَّ مِنْهُ وَ مَا كَثُرَ وَ مَنَعَ غَرَامَتَهُ فِيهِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that about the case of a man who had a sheep told his people, ‘If you eat all of it, it then is yours; but if you could not eat, then you must pay such and such amount.’ ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, issued a judgment that said, ‘It is invalid. There is nothing in eating food, more or less’; and

اسْتَوْدَعَ رَجُلَانِ امْرَأَةً وَدِيعَةً وَ قَالا لَهَا لَا تَدْفَعِيهَا إِلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا حَتَّى نَجْتَمِعَ عِنْدَكِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَا فَغَابَا فَجَاءَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ أَعْطِينِي وَدِيعَتِي فَإِنَّ صَاحِبِي قَدْ مَاتَ فَأَبَتْ حَتَّى كَثُرَ اخْتِلَافُهُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَتْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْآخَرُ فَقَالَ هَاتِي وَدِيعَتِي فَقَالَتْ أَخَذَهَا صَاحِبُكَ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ مِتَّ فَارْتَفَعَا إِلَى عُمَرَ

“Two men once left something in trust with a woman and said, ‘Do not give it back unless we both are present.’ They remained absent; then one of them came to her and asked for the trust saying, ‘My friend has died.’ She refused and the argument became a great deal. She then gave it to him then the other one came and as

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَوْ رَأَيْتَ غَيْلَانَ بْنَ جَامِعٍ وَ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيَّ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ وَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ أَنَا غَيْلَانُ بْنُ جَامِعٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ قَاضِي ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا غَيْلَانُ مَا أَظُنُّ ابْنَ هُبَيْرَةَ وَضَعَ عَلَى قَضَائِهِ إِلَّا فَقِيهاً قَالَ أَجَلْ قُلْتُ يَا غَيْلَانُ تَجْمَعُ ب

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘If you see Ghaylan ibn Jami‘ ask permission for a meeting with me, you should give him permission. I had information that he would meet with people of banu Hashim.’ When he sat down he said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, I am Ghaylan ibn Jami‘ al-Muharibiy, judge of ibn Hu

كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ مُعَامَلَةٌ فَخَانَنِي بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى الْوَالِي فَأَحْلَفْتُهُ فَحَلَفَ وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ حَلَفَ يَمِيناً فَاجِرَةً فَوَقَعَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي أَرْبَاحٌ وَ دَرَاهِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقْتَصَّ الْأَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ لِي عِنْدَهُ وَ حَلَفَ عَلَيْهَا فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع وَ أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنِّي قَدْ

“Once I had a business deal with a Jewish man and he cheated me in the deal for one thousand dirham. I took him before the governor and made him take an oath, which he did. I knew that it was a sinful oath, taking on his part. Afterward a profit of many dirham emerged for him with me, I wanted to compensate the one tho

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْبَيِّنَةِ إِذَا أُقِيمَتْ عَلَى الْحَقِّ أَ يَحِلُّ لِلْقَاضِي أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بِقَوْلِ الْبَيِّنَةِ إِذَا لَمْ يَعْرِفْهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ خَمْسَةُ أَشْيَاءَ يَجِبُ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا بِهَا ظَاهِرَ الْحُكْمِ الْوِلَايَاتُ وَ التَّنَاكُحُ وَ الْمَوَارِيثُ وَ الذَّبَائِحُ وَ الشَّهَادَاتُ فَإِذَا كَانَ ظَاهِرُهُ ظَاهِراً مَأْمُوناً جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يُسْأَلُ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about testimony when it is presented before a judge; if he can issue a judgment on the basis of the testimony, which he does not know, without asking? He (the Imam) said, ‘In five things it is obligatory on people to accept them for the face value of the rule: guardianship, marriage

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ دَفَعَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ يَخْلِطُهَا بِمَالِهِ وَ يَتَّجِرُ بِهَا فَلَمَّا طَلَبَهَا مِنْهُ قَالَ ذَهَبَ الْمَالُ وَ كَانَ لِغَيْرِهِ مَعَهُ مِثْلُهَا وَ مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ لِغَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ صَنَعَ أُولَئِكَ قَالَ أَخَذُوا أَمْوَالَهُمْ نَفَقَاتٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جَمِيعاً يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ بِمَالِهِ وَ يَ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who gives one thousand dirham to a man to mix with his assets and use in trade. When he asks for payment, he says that the asset has gone along with an equal amount of assets that belongs to someone else with a great deal of funds of other people. He then asks, ‘

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيراً فَلَمْ يَأْمَنْ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَوَضَعَ الْأَجْرَ عَلَى يَدِ رَجُلٍ فَهَلَكَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَ لَمْ يَدَعْ وَفَاءً فَاسْتَهْلَكَ الْأَجْرُ فَقَالَ الْمُسْتَأْجِرُ ضَامِنٌ لِأَجْرِ الْأَجِيرِ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْأَجِيرُ دَعَاهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَحَقُّهُ حَيْثُ وَضَعَهُ وَ رَضِيَ بِهِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of one who hires a man who because of not being able to trust each other, places the wages in the hand of another man who dies without any replacement and the wages vanish. He (the Imam) said, ‘The person hiring is responsible for the wages of the worker until he pay

كَتَبْتُ‌ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَمُوتُ فَيَدَّعِي أَبُوهَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَعَارَهَا بَعْضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا مِنْ مَتَاعٍ وَ خَدَمٍ أَ تُقْبَلُ دَعْوَاهُ بِلَا بَيِّنَةٍ أَمْ لَا تُقْبَلُ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَّا بِبَيِّنَةٍ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يَجُوزُ بِلَا بَيِّنَةٍ قَالَ وَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِ ادَّعَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمَيِّتَةِ أَوْ أَبُو زَوْجِهَا أَوْ أُمُّ زَوْجِهَا فِي مَتَاعِهَ

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a woman dies and her father claims that she had borrowed from him certain things of household materials; if his claim is acceptable without testimony.’ He (the Imam) wrote to him, ‘It is permissible to accept his

اذْهَبُوا فَبِيعُوهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ ادْفَعُوا ثَمَنَهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَ لَا تُقِرُّوهُ عِنْدَهُ.

Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that a taxpayer slave who had become a Muslim was brought before Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.). He (the Imam) issued a judgment that said, ‘You (people of the state) must sell him to a Muslim and pay his price to his owner and do not leave him with him.’”

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَحْكَامُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ شَهَادَةٍ عَادِلَةٍ أَوْ يَمِينٍ قَاطِعَةٍ أَوْ سُنَّةٍ مَاضِيَةٍ مِنْ أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى‌[2].

“Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.), has said, ‘The judicial laws of Muslims are based on three principles; Just witnesses or decisive oath or a tradition practiced by the Imam of guidance who have passed away.’”

اخْتَصَمَ رَجُلَانِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ ع فِي بَقَرَةٍ فَجَاءَ هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى أَنَّهَا لَهُ وَ جَاءَ هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ عَلَى أَنَّهَا لَهُ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ دَاوُدُ ع الْمِحْرَابَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَعْيَانِي أَنْ أَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ فَكُنْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَحْكُمُ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ اخْرُجْ فَخُذِ الْبَقَرَةَ مِنْ الَّذِي فِي يَدِهِ فَادْفَعْهَا إِلَى الْآخَرِ وَ اضْرِبْ عُنُق

“Once two men brought their case before Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about a cow which both claimed to be his, and each one presented testimony. Dawud went to the temple and asked, ‘Lord, this case has tired me so You must decide.’ Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation that said, ‘Take away the thigh of t

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَبَّلَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَحْفِرَ لَهُ بِئْراً عَشْرَ قَامَاتٍ بِعَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَحَفَرَ لَهُ قَامَةً ثُمَّ عَجَزَ قَالَ يُقْسَمُ عَشَرَةٌ عَلَى خَمْسَةٍ وَ خَمْسِينَ جُزْءاً فَمَا أَصَابَ وَاحِداً فَهُوَ لِلْقَامَةِ الْأُولَى وَ الِاثْنَانِ لِلثَّانِيَةِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ لِلثَّالِثَةِ عَلَى هَذَا الْحِسَابِ إِلَى عَشَرَةٍ[1].

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who hires a man to dig for him a well as deep as ten times the height of a man for ten dirham; but then he fails to do so because of weakness. He (the Imam) said, ’Ten must be divided into fifty-five of which one is for the first length, two for the second a

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلَيْنِ ادَّعَيَا بَغْلَةً فَأَقَامَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ شَاهِدَيْنِ وَ الْآخَرُ خَمْسَةً فَقَضَى لِصَاحِبِ الشُّهُودِ الْخَمْسَةِ خَمْسَةَ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِصَاحِبِ الشَّاهِدَيْنِ سَهْمَيْنِ‌[2].

23. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “This is about the case of two men who each had claimed a mule to be his mule. One of them presented two witnesses and the other one presented five witnesses. Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’mi