Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-770b

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"Ali ibn Abi Talib found his coat of mail with a Jew, who had picked it up, and he recognized it. He said: This is my coat of mail, which fell from my grey-brown camel. The Jew said: It is my coat of mail, and it is in my hand. Then the Jew said to him: Between me and you is the judge of the Muslims. So they went to Shurayh. When he saw Ali coming, he moved from his place, and Ali sat beside him. Then Ali said: If my opponent were a Muslim, I would have made him equal to me in the sitting. But I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Do not make them equal in the sitting, do not visit their sick, do not accompany their funerals, and force them to the narrowest of roads. If they curse you, strike them, and if they strike you, kill them. Then Shurayh said: What do you wish, O Commander of the Faithful? He said: My coat of mail fell from my grey-brown camel, and this Jew picked it up. Shurayh said: What do you say, O Jew? He said: It is my coat of mail, and it is in my hand. Shurayh said: You have spoken the truth, by Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, it is indeed your coat of mail, but you must have two witnesses. So he called his freed slave Qanbar and al-Hasan ibn Ali, and they both testified that it was his coat of mail. Shurayh said: As for the testimony of your slave, we accept it, but as for the testimony of your son for you, we do not accept it. Ali said: May your mother be bereaved of you! Did you not hear Umar saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: al-Hasan and al-Husayn are the masters of the youths of the people of Paradise? He said: Indeed, yes. He said: Will you not accept the testimony of the master of the youths of the people of Paradise? Then he said to the Jew: Take the coat of mail. The Jew said: The Commander of the Faithful came with me to the judge of the Muslims, and he ruled against Ali, and Ali accepted it. You have spoken the truth, by Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, it is indeed your coat of mail, which fell from your camel, and I picked it up. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. So Ali gave it to him and granted him seven hundred. He remained with him until he was killed at the Battle of Siffin."

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