It is narrated from Hazrat Abu al-Zinad that Hazrat Abdul Hameed used to pass judgment in Kufa with one witness and an oath. The people of Kufa objected to him. He wrote about this to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz wrote to him that he should pass judgment with one witness and an oath. One of their elders said, I was present with Hazrat Shurayh; he passed judgment with one witness and an oath.