Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when a man from Yemen came, while Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was still in Yemen, and he began to inform the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of matters and news. He said: O Messenger of Allah! Three men came to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and began to dispute over a boy; each of them claimed that he was his son, while they had all had intercourse with a woman during the same period of purity. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You are equal partners, and I will draw lots among you; whoever's name is drawn, the boy will be his, and he will be required to pay two-thirds of the blood money to the other two companions. He said: Then he drew lots among them, and gave the boy to the one whose name was drawn, and made him liable for two-thirds of the blood money. At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so much that his back teeth or his molars became visible.