The Caliph Harun Ar-Rasyid who attended the debate could not hold his admiration for Imam Asy-Syafi'i for his ingenuity, speed, accuracy of understanding, and the strength of his reasoning in answering questions. The Caliph said, "How great the descendants of Abdi Manaf (Imam asy-Syafi'i) are, indeed you have explained very clearly and you have interpreted with deep interpretation and you have expressed in eloquent words."

Imam Asy-Syafi'i said, "May Allah prolong the life of Amir al-mu'minin! In fact, I want to ask the scholars one question. If they can answer my question, thank God alhamdulillah. But if not, I hope that Your Honor will prevent the evils that they might do to me." So Harun Ar-Rasyid said, "Please! Ask them as you wish, O Syafi'i." Imam Asy-Syafi'i said, "A man died and left 600 dirhams. His sister only got one dirham from her inheritance. Then please explain how the process of distributing the inheritance was?"

Translated from "101 Kisah Teladan" written by Muhammad Amin al-Jundi, Indonesian translation by Safrudin Edi Wibowo, Lc