Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29700 — People who push one another into

Simak said that Hanash bin al-Mu'tamir said: A pit was dug in Yemen for a lion, and the lion fell into it. The people were pushing and shoving one another at the edge of the well when suddenly a man began to fall into it. He caught hold of a second man, and the second of a third, and in this way four people in all fell into that pit, and all of them died. The people did not understand what they should do about this matter. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: "If you wish, I will give a judgment between you that will remain in force among you until you reach the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." And he said: "I will place the burden of the blood money on those who were present at the edge of the well." He made a quarter of the blood money due for the first man who fell into the well, a third of the blood money for the second, half the blood money for the third, and the full blood money for the fourth. They all agreed to this, until they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him (peace and blessings be upon him) of the judgment of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) upheld that judgment.