Chapter on Judgment by Lot

فَمَضَى يُونُسُ ع إِلَى صَدْرِ السَّفِينَةِ فَإِذَا الْحُوتُ فَاتِحٌ فَاهُ فَرَمَى نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ كَانَ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ تِسْعَةُ بَنِينَ فَنَذَرَ فِي الْعَاشِرِ إِنْ رَزَقَهُ اللَّهُ غُلَاماً أَنْ يَذْبَحَهُ- فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَذْبَحَهُ‌[3] وَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فِي صُلْبِهِ-

Hadith.3388 - Narrated by Hammad ibn Isa, from someone who informed him, from Hariz, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): "The first person upon whom casting lots (Qur'ah) was performed was Maryam (Mary), the daughter of Imran. This is based on the saying of Allah (swt), the Exalted: 'And you were not w

أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ فَقَالَ لِي كُلُّ مَجْهُولٍ فَفِيهِ الْقُرْعَةُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْقُرْعَةَ تُخْطِئُ وَ تُصِيبُ فَقَالَ كُلُّ مَا حَكَمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُخْطِئٍ.

Hadith.3389 - Narrated by Muhammad ibn al-Hakim: "I asked Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a matter. Imam (as) said to me: 'For every unknown matter, the solution lies in casting lots (Qur'ah).' I said: 'But casting lots can be right or wrong.' Imam (as) replied: 'Whatever Allah (swt), the Mighty a

مَا تَقَارَعَ قَوْمٌ فَفَوَّضُوا أَمْرَهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى إِلَّا خَرَجَ سَهْمُ الْمُحِقِّ

قَالَ ع‌[2] أَيُّ قَضِيَّةٍ أَعْدَلُ مِنَ الْقُرْعَةِ إِذَا فُوِّضَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ- فَساهَمَ فَكانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ‌[3].

Hadith.3391 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "What judgment is more just than the casting of lots (Qur'ah) when the matter is entrusted to Allah (swt)? Does not Allah (swt), the Exalted, say: 'So they cast lots, and he was among the losers'?" (Surah As-Saffat 37:141)

فَإِنِ اشْتَرَى رَجُلٌ جَارِيَةً فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَحَقَّهَا وَ قَدْ وَلَدَتْ مِنَ الْمُشْتَرِي رَدَّ الْجَارِيَةَ عَلَيْهِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ وَلَدُهَا بِقِيمَتِهِ‌[1].

Hadith.3392 - Al-Hakam ibn Miskin narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "If two or three men have intercourse with a bondwoman during the same period of purity, and she gives birth, and all of them claim the child, the ruler should draw lots among them. Whomever the lot falls upon, th

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ رَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ الرَّحْمَنَ الرَّحِيمَ أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ صَاحِبَ الدَّابَّةِ وَ هُوَ أَوْلَى بِهَا فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُخْرِجَ سَهْمَهُ فَخَرَجَ سَهْمُ أَحَدِهِمَا فَقَضَى لَهُ بِهَا.

Hadith.3393 - Zur'ah narrated from Sama'ah, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Two men disputed before Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) over a beast, each claiming that it was born in his stable. Both presented equal evidence in number. So, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) drew lots between them. He marked the two lots with

يُقْرَعُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَأَيُّهُمْ قَرَعَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْيَمِينُ وَ هُوَ أَوْلَى بِالْقَضَاءِ.

Hadith.3394 - Al-Bazanti narrated from Dawood ibn Sirhan, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "In the case of two men who testified against another man regarding a matter, and then two others came and testified to something different from what the first two had testified-lots are drawn between them. Whichever group's

أَوَّلُ مَمْلُوكٍ أَمْلِكُهُ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَوَرِثَ سَبْعَةً جَمِيعاً قَالَ يُقْرِعُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ يُعْتِقُ الَّذِي خَرَجَ سَهْمُهُ‌[1].

Hadith.3395 - Hammad ibn Uthman narrated from Ubaydullah ibn Ali al-Halabi, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "If a man says, 'The first slave I acquire shall be free,' and then he inherits seven slaves altogether, lots are drawn among them, and the one whose lot is drawn shall be freed."

أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَمْلُوكُونَ فَيُوصِي بِعِتْقِ ثُلُثِهِمْ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يُسْهِمُ بَيْنَهُمْ.

"I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who has slaves and wills to free one-third of them. Imam (as) said: 'Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to draw lots among them.'"

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع إِذَا أَتَاهُ رَجُلَانِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ بِشُهُودٍ عِدَّتُهُمْ سَوَاءٌ وَ عَدَالَتُهُمْ سَوَاءٌ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمَا عَلَى أَيِّهِمَا تَصِيرُ الْيَمِينُ‌[2] وَ كَانَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ رَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ مَنْ كَانَ الْحَقُّ لَهُ فَأَدِّهِ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُ الْحَقَّ لِلَّذِي تَصِيرُ الْيَمِينُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا حَلَفَ‌[3].

Abu Abdillah (as) said: "'Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), whenever two men came to him disputing with an equal number of witnesses of equal integrity, would draw lots between them to determine upon whom the oath would fall. Then Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) would say: O Allah (swt), Lord (azj) of the seven heavens and Lord

هَذَا يُقْرِعُ عَلَيْهِ الْإِمَامُ يَكْتُبُ عَلَى سَهْمٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى سَهْمٍ آخَرَ أَمَةُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الْإِمَامُ أَوِ الْمُقْرِعُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ‌ عالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ فِي ما كانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ‌ بَيِّنْ لَنَا أَمْرَ هَذَا الْمَوْلُودِ حَتَّى يُوَرَّثَ مَا فَرَضْتَ لَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ ثُمَّ يَطْرَحُ السَّهْمَيْنِ

"I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a newborn who has neither the features of males nor the features of females. Imam (as) said: 'The Imam draws lots for this case. He writes on one lot "Abdullah" (servant of Allah (swt)) and on another lot "Amatullah" (maidservant of Allah (swt)). Then the Imam or the one drawing the lot

لَهُ حِينَ قَدِمَ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَعْجَبِ مَا وَرَدَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَانِي قَوْمٌ قَدْ تَبَايَعُوا جَارِيَةً فَوَطِئُوهَا جَمِيعاً فِي طُهْرٍ وَاحِدٍ فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَاماً فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ كُلُّهُمْ يَدَّعِي فِيهِ فَأَسْهَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَجَعَلْتُهُ لِلَّذِي خَرَجَ سَهْمُهُ وَ ضَمَّنْتُهُ نَصِيبَهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص لَيْسَ مِنْ قَوْمٍ تَقَارَعُوا وَ فَوَّضُوا أَمْرَهُمْ إِلَى اللّ

Hadith.3399 - Asim ibn Humayd narrated from Abu Basir, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) sent Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) to Yemen. When he returned, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said to him, 'Tell me about the most as

لَهُ اطْلُبْ صَاحِبَكَ وَ قَضَى ع أَنَّهُ لَا كَفَالَةَ فِي حَدٍّ.