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Sunan an-Nasai 3490 (Book 27, Hadith 102) #18102
Resolving Disputes Through Casting Lots

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a dispute between three men over the paternity of a child, and how 'Ali resolved it by casting lots and awarding the child to one of them.

It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "I was with the Messenger of Allah, and 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was in Yemen at that time. A man came to him and said: 'I saw 'Ali when three men were brought to him who all claimed (to be the father) of a child'.Ali said to one of them: Will you give the child up to him? And he refused. He said to (the next one): Will you give the child up to him? And he refused. He said to (the next one): Will you give the child up to him? And he refused'.Ali said: You are disputing partners. I will cast lots among you, and whoever wins the draw, the child is for him, and he has to pay two-thirds of the Diyah'. The Messenger of Allah laughed so much that his back teeth became visible".
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ وَعَلِيٌّ رضى الله عنه يَوْمَئِذٍ بِالْيَمَنِ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ نَفَرٍ ادَّعَوْا وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لأَحَدِهِمْ تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ‏.‏ فَأَبَى وَقَالَ لِهَذَا تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ‏.‏ فَأَبَى وَقَالَ لِهَذَا تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ‏.‏ فَأَبَى قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رضى الله عنه أَنْتُمْ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَسَأُقْرِعُ بَيْنَكُمْ فَأَيُّكُمْ أَصَابَتْهُ الْقُرْعَةُ فَهُوَ لَهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثُلُثَا الدِّيَةِ ‏.‏ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ

TOPICS
money  *  dispute  *  lots  *  ikhtilaf  *  quran  *  diyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice and fairness in our dealings with others; Resolve disputes peacefully; Sacrifice something if necessary for justice's sake.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident in which three men were disputing over the paternity of a child. 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, suggested that they cast lots to decide who would get custody of the child. Whoever won the draw would get custody of the child and have to pay two-thirds of the Diyah as compensation for those who lost out on getting custody. The Prophet Muhammad laughed at this solution as it was so cleverly thought out. This hadith teaches us that disputes can be resolved through peaceful means such as drawing lots instead of resorting to violence or other forms of aggression. It also teaches us that we should always strive for justice and fairness in our dealings with others, even if it means sacrificing something ourselves in order to do so.

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