It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Ka'b, may Allah have mercy on him, that I sold a mule to a person. He kept it for as long as Allah willed, then he came to me, and I recognized the mule with him. We both went to Hazrat Shurayh. I took the animal and started walking away with it. One of them produced seven witnesses that this animal belongs to him, it has neither been sold nor gifted, and the other came and produced six witnesses that this animal belongs to him, it has neither been sold nor gifted. Hazrat Shurayh, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I bear witness that one of the parties is certainly lying. He then divided it among them into thirteen parts, giving each a share according to the number of his witnesses.