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May God have mercy on those who have passed from us and from you. There is also a dilemma: two horses belonging to two men were let loose on an island. He found a foal there. If it had nursed from both of them, may God be pleased with him, it would have nursed from it, and she would not have known it was from another. The people were perplexed. Should she name her daughter after her? So he said to her, "Bring one of the mares, tie it up, and hold the other." They did so, and she understood. They did not tire. He said, "Why did you bring it back? Tie up the other one. Let the foal loose." So it ran after the rest of the East. He brought it back, and people admired his judgment. Consider this story: What did Muslim dislike in his Sahih? Two women, one old and one young, brought a dispute before David, peace be upon him, over a newborn child they both claimed. Each claimed it was her child, so he ruled it belonged to the older woman because of her chick. Solomon, peace be upon him, said, "The judgment is not like this. Bring a fire and divide it between you." The older woman said, "May God do as you wish." The younger woman said, "Do not do so, for it is her child." So he ruled it belonged to the younger woman. Then, when Halawi returned from his quest, he settled in the aforementioned Qoz, lived a long life, exceeding one hundred years by far. He remained after Um Lihm and died in Qoz and was buried there.
Haml Al-Sanadi and Sardy, a tribe from Hizam, was born in Al-Kabr and memorized the Quran under Al-Wali Al-Sayyar. He studied Tawhid and Arabic under Makki bin Fari'ah, the famous grammarian. He heard from Um Lihm to Jabal Al-Ghamsh and died there. He lived a long life and died near Al-Dhra'. He studied Tawhid and Arabic under Jaddi, the father of Al-Fiqh, Dhaif Allah Al-Fadli.
Hamdan bin Ya'qub, also known as Al-Batran, was born in Al-Mahar. He followed the path of his brother Sheikh Musa, withdrew from the world, and became ascetic, wearing wool. When he reached the ranks of men, he abandoned all that and wore high-quality garments. He rode camels until Sheikh Izz al-Din bin Tabi' al-Arki said to him, "O Hamdan, you have ridden the trained and worn the woven, and you have girded your swords, and you have abandoned the wool robe and followed the path." He guided many and died in the year Al-Dhra' and was buried with his father and brother. When his death approached, he rose from his dwelling in Kathra and settled in Al-Kabr and died there and was buried there, may God Almighty have mercy on him.
Hamdan bin Abi Zayd Al-Hudhayri Al-Basili, born in the city of Armi, was of great importance, pious, and devout. He desired to remain steadfast and was among the worshippers of God who feared God. He studied Khalil and Al-Risalah under Al-Fiqh Shammu bin Adlan. Then he traveled and traded. After that, he met Al-Fiqh Muhammad bin Hijazi, a man from Karkouh. He followed his path and withdrew to God Almighty, and occupied himself with teaching Al-Risalah. He taught a large number of people, among them the righteous and the religious, and he died and was buried in Armi. His grave is visible in Nazar.