At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
In the judge's session
Ali sat beside Shurayh and said that were it not that his opponent was a Jew, he would be seated level with him. Shurayh asked him for proof, and he named Qanbar and al-Hasan as witnesses. Shurayh said that the testimony of a son is not valid for his father, and judged for the Jew. 1
After the ruling
Al-Suyuti relates that the Jew said: the commander of the faithful brought me before his judge and he ruled against him. Then he bore witness to the truth, acknowledged that the mail was Ali's mail, and became a Muslim. 1
The date is derived from the source's phrase "after his return from Siffin" and needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ali ibn Abi Talib· شريح القاضي
People and things also explored
The ruling on one who abandons prayer· The wise sayings attributed to Ali· Poetry attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib· Abu Bakr's Sortie to Naq' and Khalid's Command· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The three years of the secret call· Ali appoints the sons of al-Abbas and Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr as governors· Ali burns people in Kufa who claimed he was God
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 306-307
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
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islam.museum contributors. “Shurayh's judgment on Ali's coat of mail”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shurayh-armor-judgment/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.