1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from abu Hamzah who has narrated the following:

“Abu Ja‘far , has said that once Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, asked his Lord to show him one of the cases of the next life being judged. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation. It said, ‘O Dawud, what you have asked Me is something about which no one of My creatures has known. It is not proper for any of My creatures to judge in that manner besides Me.’ He (the Imam) said that this did not stop him from asking Allah to show him a case and judgment of the cases and judgments of the next life. He (the Imam) said that Jibril , then came to him and said, ‘O Dawud, you had asked your Lord for something that no other Prophet before you had asked. What you have asked is not known to anyone of His creatures and it is not proper for anyone to judge in that manner besides Him. However, Allah has accepted your prayer and has granted what you wanted. O Dawud, the case of the first two parties that will come to you tomorrow, is one of the cases of the next life.’ He (the Imam) said that next day when Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, took his seat in the adjudicating office, one old man who had grabbed a young boy with a bunch of grapes in his hand came to him. The old man said, £ 0 Prophet of Allah, this young man entered my garden, destroyed my vineyard, ate from them without my permission and this bunch is what he has taken without my permission.’ Dawud then asked the young man, ‘What do you say?’ The young man confessed that he has done so. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent revelation to Dawud and said, ‘If I reveal before you a case of the cases of the next life and you judge between the old man and the young man your heart cannot bear it and your people will not agree. O Dawud, this old man entered on the father of this boy in his garden and killed him, usurped his garden, took from him forty thousand dirham and buried it on the side of the garden. Therefore, you must give a sword to the young man and command him to strike the neck of the old man, give the garden back to him, command him to dig such and such place and take his assets thereof. Dawud , was shocked. He called the scholars of his companions, informed them of the news and then approved to issue the judgment as Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, had revealed to him.’”