Hazrat Ali (A) was then requested to decide the case.

Hazrat Ali (A) was then requested to decide the case. Hazrat Ali (A) asked the women as to whether they had any objection if the child were cut into two and one part given to each of them. One of the woman agreed to it, but the other started crying. She said to Hazrat Ali (A): “O' Abul Hasan! I forego my claim.

Give the child to this woman.” Thus the child was restored to its real mother who started crying A Strange Cruelty on an Orphan Girl and Hazrat Ali's Judgement Therein It has been stated by Kulaini and Sheikh Suduq as also incorporated in Sahih Bokhari on the authority of Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq (A) that a slave girl was brought to the court of Hazrat Omar (RA) with the accusation that she had not proved loyal to her master. Her story is narrated thus: A man had given shelter to an orphan girl.

As he often had to goout of his home town on business trips, he had given the girl in the care of his wife. When a few years passed like this, the girl became mature and also looked extremely beautiful. The wife of the man with the aimthat her husband should not marry the girl, once got her intoxicated, , with the help of some woman from the neighbourhood and also got removed the sign of her chastity with the help of the same woman.

When the man returned from his business tour abroad, he asked his wife about the girl. Thereupon she replied with complete innocence: “She has eloped with a young man in the neighbourhood.” Then the man went out in search of the girl, caught hold of her and dragged her to the court of Hazrat Omar (RA) , who was then a Caliph. Hazrat Omar (RA) finding the case to be considerably difficult, referred it to Amir ul-Momineen (A), as he had invariably done previously in such cases.

Hazrat Ali (A) sent for the man, his wife and the girl, together with the witnesses, if any. The man and his wife related the same story before Amir-ul-Momineen (A) also, which they had previously related in the court of Hazrat Omar (RA), and also produced the four women who had been named by the wife of the appellant as witnesses. Hazrat Ali (A) called the first witness, unsheathed his sword and keeping it between the woman and himself, said to her: Do you know, I am Ali (A) Ibne Abi-Talib?

Tell me the truth, the truth and nothing but the truth.” The woman who was exceedingly clever gave the same false evidence she had given in the court of Hazrat Omar (RA) and insisted thereon.