[Machine] Ali ibn Abi Talib received some money from Isfahan, so he divided it into seven equal parts. He then took a slice that was larger than the others and broke it into seven smaller pieces. He placed one of these smaller pieces on each of the original seven parts. Then he mixed them up and asked the people who should take the first one.
أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ أَتَاهُ مَالٌ مِنْ أَصْبَهَانَ فَقَسَمَهُ بِسَبْعَةِ أَسْبَاعٍ فَفَضَلَ رَغِيفٌ فَكَسَرَهُ بِسَبْعِ كِسَرٍ فَوَضَعَ عَلَى كُلِّ جُزْءٍ كِسْرَةً ثُمَّ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَيُّهُمْ يَأْخُذُ أَوَّلَ