Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/91)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

[Chapter: The Rāfidī’s claim that two women brought a dispute before Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—concerning a child, and Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—gave him the ruling]

Chapter (1)

The Rāfidī said (2):

“Two women disputed over a child, and he did not (3) know the ruling. He therefore turned in the matter (4) to the Commander of the Faithful, Ali (5). The Commander of the Faithful summoned the two women (6) and admonished them, but neither relented.

He then said, ‘Bring me a saw.’

The two women asked, ‘What are you going to do with it?’ (7)

He replied, ‘I will cut him in two between you, so that (8) each of you may take half.’ One of them agreed (9), while the other said, ‘For Allah’s sake, for Allah’s sake, Abū al-Hasan! If there is no avoiding that, I relinquish him to her.’

Ali said, ‘Allah is the Greatest! (10) He is your son, not hers. Had he been her son, she would have felt compassion for him.’ The other woman then admitted that her companion was in the right. Umar rejoiced and prayed for the Commander of the Faithful.”

(1) “Chapter” is absent from (H) and (R). (Y) reads: “Chapter Thirty-Eight.” (2) In (K), pp. 138 (M), 139 (M). (3) (K) reads: “so he did not.” (4) “In the matter” is absent from (K). (5) The name “Alī” is absent from (K), which reads: “the Commander of the Faithful—peace be upon him.” (6) (K) reads: “So he summoned the two women.” (7) (K) reads: “The two women said to him, ‘What are you going to do?’” (8) (K) reads: “I will cut him into two halves, and each will take [half].” (9) (R), (Y), (N), and (M) read: “the one”; (K) reads: “one of the two.” (10) (K) reads: “If there is no avoiding it, I have relinquished him to her.” He—peace be upon him—then said, “Allah is the Greatest.”

[فصل كلام الرافضي أن عمر رضي الله عنه تنازعت عنده امرأتان في طفل وأفتاه علي رضي الله عنه] فَصْلٌ (١) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٢) : " وَتَنَازَعَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ فِي طِفْلٍ، وَلَمْ (٣) يَعْلَمِ الْحُكْمَ، وَفَزِعَ فِيهِ (٤) إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ (٥) ، فَاسْتَدْعَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ (٦) وَوَعَظَهُمَا فَلَمْ تَرْجِعَا، فَقَالَ: ائْتُونِي بِمِنْشَارٍ، فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ: مَا تَصْنَعُ بِهِ؟ (٧) فَقَالَ: أَقُدُّهُ بَيْنَكُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ فَتَأْخُذُ (٨) كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ نِصْفًا، فَرَضِيَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ (٩) . وَقَالَتِ الْأُخْرَى: اللَّهَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ، إِنْ كَانَ وَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ سَمَحْتُ لَهَا بِهِ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (١٠) هُوَ ابْنُكِ دُونَهَا، وَلَوْ كَانَ ابْنُهَا لَرَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ، فَاعْتَرَفَتِ الْأُخْرَى أَنَّ الْحَقَّ مَعَ صَاحِبَتِهَا، فَفَرِحَ عُمَرُ، وَدَعَا لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ " .

(١) فَصْلٌ: سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ح) ، (ر) ، وَفِي (ي) : الْفَصْلُ الثَّامِنُ وَالثَلَاثُونَ. (٢) فِي (ك) ص ١٣٨ (م) ، ١٣٩ (م) . (٣) ك: فَلَمْ. (٤) فِيهِ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (ك) . (٥) عَلِيٍّ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (ك) ، وَفِيهَا: أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. (٦) ك: فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ. (٧) ك: الْمَرْأَتَانِ لَهُ، مَا تَصْنَعُ. (٨) ك: أَقُدُّهُ بِنِصْفَيْنِ تَأْخُذُ. (٩) ر، ي، ن، م: الْوَاحِدَةُ، ك: إِحْدَاهُمَا. (١٠) ك: إِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ فَقَدْ سَمَحْتُ بِهِ لَهَا، فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.