فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ( صلوات الله عليه ) أَنَّ نَبِيّاً مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ شَكَا إِلَى رَبِّهِ الْقَضَاءَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَقْضِي بِمَا لَمْ تَرَ عَيْنِي وَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ أُذُنِي فَقَالَ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَ أَضِفْهُمْ إِلَى اسْمِي يَحْلِفُونَ بِهِ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ دَاوُدَ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَرِنِي الْحَقَّ كَمَا هُوَ عِنْدَكَ حَتَّى أَقْضِيَ بِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَأَلَحَّ عَلَى رَبِّهِ حَتَّى فَعَلَ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَعْدِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا أَخَذَ مَالِي فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى دَاوُدَ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ هَذَا الْمُسْتَعْدِيَ قَتَلَ أَبَا هَذَا وَ أَخَذَ مَالَهُ فَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ ( عليه السلام ) بِالْمُسْتَعْدِي فَقُتِلَ وَ أَخَذَ مَالَهُ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى الْمُسْتَعْدَى عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَعَجِبَ النَّاسُ وَ تَحَدَّثُوا حَتَّى بَلَغَ دَاوُدَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا كَرِهَ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ ذَلِكَ فَفَعَلَ ثُمَّ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ احْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَ أَضِفْهُمْ إِلَى اسْمِي يَحْلِفُونَ بِهِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazalat Bin Ayoub, from Aban Bin Usman, from the one who informed him, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘In the book of Ali<sup>asws</sup>, a Prophet<sup>as</sup> from the Prophets<sup>as</sup> complained to his<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> about the adjudication. So he<sup>as</sup> said: ‘How can I<sup>as</sup> judge with I<sup>as</sup> did not see with my<sup>as</sup> own eyes, and did not hear with my<sup>as</sup> own ears?’ So He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “Judge between them by the proofs, and add them to My<sup>azwj</sup> Name to swear by”. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Dawood<sup>as</sup> said: ‘O Lord<sup>azwj</sup>! Show me<sup>as</sup> the truth, just as it is with You<sup>azwj</sup>, until I<sup>as</sup> judge by it’. So He<sup>azwj</sup> Said: “You<sup>as</sup> will not be able to tolerate that”. But he<sup>as</sup> kept insisting to his<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> until He<sup>azwj</sup> did it. So a man came claiming upon a man, and he said, ‘This one took my wealth’. So Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto Dawood<sup>as</sup> that this one, the claimant, killed the father of this one and took his wealth”. So Dawood<sup>as</sup> ordered for the claimant to be killed, and he<sup>as</sup> took his wealth and handed it over to the defendant. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So the people wondered and they discussed it until (their discussion) reached Dawood<sup>as</sup>, and there entered into him<sup>as</sup> what he<sup>as</sup> disliked. So he<sup>as</sup> supplicated to his<sup>as</sup> Lord<sup>azwj</sup> that He<sup>azwj</sup> should Lift that (from him<sup>as</sup>). So He<sup>azwj</sup> did it. Then Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic Revealed unto him<sup>as</sup> that “Judge between them by the proofs, and add them to My<sup>azwj</sup> Name to swear by”.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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