It is narrated by Ibne Abbas
that: “The case of Bughr Naji was brought to Umar bin Khattab. He went up and
down; became anxious and nervous. In other words, no matter how much he tried,
he could not solve it. Till he summoned the companions and mentioned the
problem to them and asked them to solve it.
They said: ‘O chief of believers,
you are the refuge and point of reference.’
Umar was infuriated and he said:
‘Have fear of God and say that, which may be beneficial to you.’
They said: ‘Chief of believers,
we don’t have the reply to your question.’
Umar said: ‘But, I know someone,
who is the source of wisdom and who can solve all difficulties. And he knows
the perfect solution to this problem.’
They said: ‘Perhaps you imply the
son of Abu Talib?’
He replied: ‘Yes, by God, has any
free woman ever given birth to a son like him and has brought such a perfect
man in this world? Come let us go and consult him.’
They asked: ‘Do you want to
approach him? Let it be, he would come to you.’
Umar said: ‘Never! Don’t you know
that in that house is a branch and section of Bani Hashim and a branch and
section of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and a sign of knowledge and it is
necessary to go towards him. He does not go to anyone, and wisdom is taken from
his house, so let us hasten to his place.’
In the company of Umar, they went
to His Eminence and saw him seated against a wall, reciting the verse:
“Does man think that he is to be left to
wander without an aim?” (Surah
Qiyamah 75:36)
He was repeating it and weeping.
Umar said to Shuraih: ‘Mention the issue to Abul Hasan.’
Shuraih said: I was a judge, when
this person came to me and entrusted to me a woman, who was married at a heavy
dower and another female, who was a slave mother, and said: “Provide ration to
them till I return.”
On the first night, both women
delivered a child each. One gave birth to a male and another to a female; and
both claimed a higher inheritance. Each claiming that the male child was hers
and each of them disowned the female child.
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) asked:
How did you judge between them?
Shuraih said: If I had been able
to judge between them, we would not have approached you.
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) picked up
a straw and showed it to Shuraih, saying: The solution to this enigma is
simpler than this straw. Then he asked for a vessel, and told one of the women:
Put a little of your breast milk in this, which he weighed and then asked the
second woman to put her milk, which was also weighed and found that the milk of
one of them was twice heavier than the milk of the other.
His Eminence (a.s.), told the
second woman: Pick up your daughter and said to the first one: You may also
take your son.
Then he asked Shuraih: Do you not
know that the weight of the milk of a female child is half in weight to that of
the male? And the inheritance of female is also half that of a male? And that
her intellect is half that of male? And her testimony is also half that of
male? And her blood money is also half that of a male? And in all matters she
is half that of male?
Umar was absolutely bewildered;
he said: O Abul Hasan, may Allah not put me in a problem, where
you not present
to solve it and may He not put me in a town, where you are not present.”
[Kanzul Ummaal, 3:179, [5/830, H.
14508]
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