By chance Bahlool also appeared in the court and Haroon also...

By chance Bahlool also appeared in the court and Haroon also accorded him due respect and made him sit nearby. The jurist on seeing the crazy outlook of Bahlool remarked that it was rather surprising for the Caliph to welcome such people hear him. When Bahlool overheard this rernark, he, retorted by telling the jurist not to be puffed up with his little and imperfect knowledge. He further claimed that he was prepared to debate with him and prove his ignorance.

The jurist reacted to this by saying that what could he talk to an insane person. And Bahlool responded by saying: " I may confess my insanity but you do not accept the challenge to your own ignorance and imperfect knowledge" On hearing this hot, exchange, Haroon tried to calm Bahlool but he would not. Again he challenged the jurist to enter a polemic conversation with him if at all he was confident of his knowledge.

Haroon said to the jurist: "What is the objection, why not put some questions to Bahlool?" To this, the jurist responded by saying: "I am willing to do so on condition that if he failed to answer satisfactorily, he should pay a thousand dinars in gold coins. Likewise he would pay similar amount if he failed." Bahlool responded that from the worldly treasure he had nothing but should he be defeated, he was willing to enter into the slavery of the jurist.

The jurist then put forward this question: "Supposing a woman was sitting in a house with her husband. And a man was occupied in prayers and another person was in the state of fasting. During that period another man entered that house, the marriage of wife and husband became mutually null and void, whilst the prayer of the one who was praying and the fasting of the one who fasted also became unacceptable.

Who was the person who entered the house?" In reply to the above question, Bahlool promptly answered by explaining that the person who entered that house was the previous husband of that woman. He had gone on a journey and had not returned for quite some time. The woman was informed that he had died, so after securing the consent of Hakime Sheria (Executer of Islamic Laws) she married again with the man with whom, she was sitting.

Besides she had arranged with those other two men on behalf of the husband who was reckoned to be dead. Now as soon as her first husband who was alive entered the house , the first marriage revived and the second marriage became automatically null and void.