It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen. There, three men brought him a dispute concerning a child, each of them claiming that he was his son. The narrator says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) called them two at a time, in turn, in private and asked: Will you willingly give up the child in favour of this third companion? They all refused. Then he said: "I see you as partners who are at odds with one another (shuraka' mutashakisun), so now I will cast lots between you." So he cast lots, and it fell to one of them; he gave the child to him and ordered him to pay the other two companions two-thirds of the blood money (diyah) (for the child). The narrator says that when this incident was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so much that his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed molars became visible. The two Shaykhs turned away from al-Ajlah bin Abdullah al-Kindi altogether, although his narrations are not abandoned (matruk); the objection raised against him is on account of his particular views (madhhab).