[Machine] Imam Ash-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "I do not know what to say about the land of As-Sawad unless it is a probable assumption linked to knowledge. This is because I found the most reliable narration being transmitted by the people of Kufa when they talked about it in As-Sawad, which does not contain a clear statement. I also found conflicting narrations from their statements, some of which claim that As-Sawad is peaceful, while others claim it is tumultuous. And they also say that some parts of As-Sawad are peaceful, while others are tumultuous."  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَلَا أَعْرِفُ مَا أَقُولُ فِي أَرْضِ السَّوَادِ إِلَّا ظَنًّا مَقْرُونًا إِلَى عِلْمٍ وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي وَجَدْتُ أَصَحَّ حَدِيثٍ يَرْوِيهِ الْكُوفِيُّونَ عِنْدَهُمْ فِي السَّوَادِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ بَيَانٌ وَوَجَدْتُ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْ أَحَادِيثِهِمْ تُخَالِفُهُ مِنْهَا أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ السَّوَادُ صُلْحٌ وَيَقُولُونَ السَّوَادُ عَنْوَةٌ وَيَقُولُونَ بَعْضُ السَّوَادِ صُلْحٌ وَبَعْضُهُ عَنْوَةٌ