[Machine] Two men disputed before Abu Darda about a horse. Each one of them presented evidence that he had not sold or given it away. The other man brought similar evidence. Abu Darda said, "One of you is lying," and he divided the horse equally between them. It is narrated in this story that they disputed over a horse that they found with a man named 21243. Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Muhammad Al-Asbahaani informed us that Abu Muhammad bin Hayyan informed him that Abdullah bin Bundar narrated to him that Ibrahim Al-Dabbi narrated to him from Muhammad bin Al-Mughira, from Nu'man bin Abdus Salam, from Qais bin Rabee'ah, from Alqamah bin Marthad, and Ata' bin Al-Sa'eeb, from Abdul Rahman bin Abi Layla who said, "I was sitting with Abu Darda and he mentioned this matter. He said about a horse that they found with a man." Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said in a similar case after mentioning the horse, "This is among the matters in which I seek guidance from Allah, and I stand in it. Then he said, "One of them should not be given anything and they should be kept on hold until they resolve their matter." The Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "The foundation in cases like this is that they should not be given anything until they resolve their matter."  

اخْتَصَمَ رَجُلَانِ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي فَرَسٍ فَأَقَامَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ أُنْتِجَ عِنْدَهُ لَمْ يَبِعْهُ وَلَمْ يَهَبْهُ وَجَاءَ الْآخَرُ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ وَرُوِيَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ اخْتَصَمَا فِي فَرَسٍ وَجَدَاهُ مَعَ رَجُلٍ 21243 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ حَيَّانَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُنْدَارٍ أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ثنا النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ وَعَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ إِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ وَقَالَ فِي فَرَسٍ وَجَدَاهُ مَعَ رَجُلٍ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ بَعْدَ ذِكْرِ الْفَرَسِ وَهَذَا مِمَّا أَسْتِخِيرُ اللهَ فِيهِ وَأَنَا فِيهِ وَاقِفٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا يُعْطَى وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا شَيْئًا وَيُوقَفُ حَتَّى يَصْطَلِحَا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَالْأَصْلُ فِي أَمْثَالِ ذَلِكَ مَا