Judgement for a baby boy and a baby girl"The foremost judge amongst you is Ali." |
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Judgement for a baby boy and a baby girl
A case was brought before Umar - two babies, a girl and a boy, were born on a single dark night to two wives of the same man. The father had passed away and both wives claimed to be the mother of the son. Umar asked, "Where is Abul Hasan, vanquisher of difficulties?" Molana Ali was called for and the case detailed to him. He called for two vessels to be brought and had them weighed and then instructed that milk from each mother be drawn into a vessel.
When they were weighed it was found that one was heavier than the other. Molana Ali declared that the mother with the heavier milk was the mother of the boy and the lighter milk was that of the girl's mother. Umar asked how he had come to this conclusion and Molana Ali replied that Allah has proscribed that, "For the male is the share of two females."
Sherhul Akhbaar Vol. VIII
Syednal Qadi al-Numan bin Mohammed (r.a.) 4th Century Hijri
Translated by Mulla Mustafa Shk. Dawood Feeroz
Three men set out, two returned
Narrated from Shurayhil Qadi:
Three men set out on a journey and only two returned. The relatives of the third brought the other two men before me stating that the other two had set out with their kinsman and murdered. When asked the two denied this saying, "We don't know anything about that." I asked the relatives to produce evidence of their claim but they had none and they came to Ali and put their case to him.
Amirul Mumineen said that "If there had been a proof they would not have killed him in the presence of each other". Then Molana Ali instructed that the two men be separated. He asked the first man as to what happened to the third man. He replied that, "He set out with us then died during the journey and we buried him."
Molana Ali asked, "Where did he die, on which day did he die, at what time did he die, where did you bury him, what did you wrap his body in, who washed him, who prayed the namaaz upon him, who laid him in his grave?" asking these questions one by one which the man answered until Molana Ali had finished his questions.
Molana Ali then proclaimed, "Allaho akbar!" and he ordered those seated in the court to do likewise unitl their voices rang out loud and the other man heard this. He was convinced that his partner had confessed all.
Molana Ali then sent the first man away and called for the second man and said to him, "Will you tell us the truth just as your partner has done?" The second man said, "O' Amirul Mumineen! We murdered him and we took his belongings."
Molana Ali asked him, "And what did you take of his?" and he told him. Then Molana Ali called for the first man and made him confess before handing their fate over to the kinsmen. Mohammed bin Seereen says, "What Shurayhil Qadi did was what should be said and done by a judge but an Imam has that which a judge does not."
Sherhul Akhbaar Vol. VIII
Syedna al-Qadi al-Numaan bin Mohammed (r.a.) 4th Century Hijri
Translated by M. Mustafa Shk Dawood Feeroz
