17. Chapter
١٧۔ كِتَابُ الصُّلْحِ
Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet ﷺ, but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet ﷺ said: Cast lots about the oath whatever it may be, whether they like it or dislike it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3616)
أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي مَتَاعٍ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اسْتَهِمَا عَلَى الْيَمِينِ مَا كَانَ أَحَبَّا ذَلِكَ أَوْ كَرِهَا
[Machine] Two men quarreled before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a matter that neither of them had clear evidence for. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ judged between them by dividing it into two halves. 11367 Abu al-Hassan al-Muqri narrated to us, Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Yusuf ibn Ya'qub narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr narrated to us, Sa'id ibn 'Amir mentioned it in a similar way, except that he said: "So he divided it into two halves between them."
اخْتَصَمَ رَجُلَانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَضَى بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ 11367 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَهُ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ