Benefits of the Hadith on Solomon's Judgment Regarding the Child Between the Two Women
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The Shaykh : And in this is evidence for acting based on circumstantial evidence, just as the judge who ruled between Yusuf and the wife of al-Aziz did, saying: [Yusuf 12:26-27].
And in it also: In this hadith is the use of obfuscation, in that the judge is permitted to use obfuscation in order to reveal the proof. Otherwise, we know that Solomon could not have cut it in half, even if he had brought a knife, he would not have cut it. But this is a matter of obfuscation, and this is also something a judge needs to possess, namely discernment.
Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah* regarding some judges, such as Shurayh and Iyadh and others, some amazing things about their intelligence. So every person who is a judge should refer to these cases so that he may derive benefits from them.
And the statement of Abu Hurayrah: "By Allah, I did not hear" Here, "did not" is a negation meaning "I did not hear," "the word 'knife' at all, except on that day. We used to say nothing but 'dirk.'" Because Abu Hurayrah was from the tribe of Daws, and the dialects of the Arabs differ. It is called a dirk, and it is called a knife by other people. The general rule is that whatever is most used and circulated generally has many names. The one with the most names is the lion; the lion has many names because it is terrifying, and people talk about it a lot. Also, the cat has many names because it is common among people, with each person calling it by a different name.
If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has told the truth, and he is of the liars. (27) But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."
إن كان قميصه قد من قبل فصدقت وهو من الكاذبين، وإن كان قميصه قد من دبر فكذبت وهو من الصادقينAnd in it also: In this hadith is the use of obfuscation, in that the judge is permitted to use obfuscation in order to reveal the proof. Otherwise, we know that Solomon could not have cut it in half, even if he had brought a knife, he would not have cut it. But this is a matter of obfuscation, and this is also something a judge needs to possess, namely discernment.
Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book *Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah* regarding some judges, such as Shurayh and Iyadh and others, some amazing things about their intelligence. So every person who is a judge should refer to these cases so that he may derive benefits from them.
And the statement of Abu Hurayrah: "By Allah, I did not hear" Here, "did not" is a negation meaning "I did not hear," "the word 'knife' at all, except on that day. We used to say nothing but 'dirk.'" Because Abu Hurayrah was from the tribe of Daws, and the dialects of the Arabs differ. It is called a dirk, and it is called a knife by other people. The general rule is that whatever is most used and circulated generally has many names. The one with the most names is the lion; the lion has many names because it is terrifying, and people talk about it a lot. Also, the cat has many names because it is common among people, with each person calling it by a different name.