Sunan An Nasai 3520

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْأَجْلَحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِالْيَمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ نَفَرٍ ادَّعَوْا وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ لِأَحَدِهِمْ:‏‏‏‏ تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ؟ فَأَبَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ لِهَذَا:‏‏‏‏ تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ؟ فَأَبَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ لِهَذَا:‏‏‏‏ تَدَعُهُ لِهَذَا ؟ فَأَبَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْتُمْ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَسَأَقْرَعُ بَيْنَكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَيُّكُمْ أَصَابَتْهُ الْقُرْعَةُ فَهُوَ لَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَلَيْهِ ثُلُثَا الدِّيَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: I was with the Messenger of Allah, and 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was in Yemen at that time. A man came to him and said: 'I saw 'Ali when three men were brought to him who all claimed (to be the father) of a child. 'Ali said to one of them: Will you give the child up to him? And he refused. He said to (the next one): Will you give the child up to him? And he refused. He said to (the next one): Will you give the child up to him? And he refused. 'Ali said: You are disputing partners. I will cast lots among you, and whoever wins the draw, the child is for him, and he has to pay two-thirds of the Diyah.' The Messenger of Allah laughed so much that his back teeth became visible.