00:00Balul's discussion with the Fakhi. It is said that a famous Fakhi of Quresan came to Baghdad.
00:05When Haran heard of this, he invited the Fakhi to his court. He was respectfully welcomed and
00:11was seated next to Haran and treated very importantly by Haran. During a conversation,
00:16Balul arrived. Haran told him to take a seat. The Fakhi took one look at Balul and said to Haran,
00:22the caliph's favors and likes are strange that he likes an ordinary man and seats him close to
00:27himself. Balul understood that the Fakhi was talking about him. So with all his might,
00:32he turned to that man and said, don't be arrogant about your worthless knowledge and don't judge my
00:38looks. I am ready to debate with you and prove to the caliph that you don't know anything.
00:43The Fakhi replied, I have heard you are insane and I won't have anything to do with crazy people.
00:48I confess my insanity, but you don't acknowledge your misunderstanding. Haran Rashid looked at Balul
00:54angrily and told him to be quiet, but Balul didn't listen to him and said, if that person is so
01:00confident about his knowledge, then he should debate. Haran said to the Fakhi, what is the
01:06difficulty? Ask Balul some question. He replied, I am ready on one condition, which is that I will
01:12ask Balul something. If he gives a correct answer, I will give him 1000 dinars gold coins. If he can't
01:19answer, he will give me 1000 dinars. Balul said, I don't have anything of worldly wealth,
01:26not even gold dinars, but I am ready. When I answer your question, I will take the money and
01:31distribute it among paupers. If I can't answer, then I will attend to you as a servant and slave.
01:37The man accepted these conditions and asked Balul, in a house, a wife is sitting with her lawful
01:44husband. In that house, one person is praying salat, prayer, and another is fasting. Someone
01:49from outside enters the house. Because of his coming, the husband and wife become unlawful for
01:55each other. The prayers and fasts also become unlawful. Can you tell me who is the person that
02:01came? Balul immediately answered. The man that entered the house was the woman's first husband
02:07who had gone on a journey. When a very long time had passed since he left and news was received
02:12that he
02:12had died. According to the permission of Shariah, the woman married the man sitting next to her.
02:18She hired two people, one to fulfill her dead husband's overdue, unfulfilled prayers, and another
02:25to fulfill tardy fasts. During this time, the man who had gone on the journey returned, although news of
02:31his death was widespread. Therefore, the other husband becomes unlawful as do the prayers and fasts.
02:38Her round and those present became confident and praised Balul for solving the problem correctly.
02:44Then Balul said, now it's my turn to ask a question. The fakis said, ask. Balul asked,
02:50I have one jar of honey and a second full of vinegar. I want to prepare the refreshing drink,
02:55psycangibene. I fill one bowl with honey and another with vinegar. To make psycangibene,
03:00I mix them both together. Afterwards, I see that there's a mouse in it. Can you tell me if the
03:05mouse
03:06was in the honey or the vinegar jar? The fakis thought for a long time, but was unsuccessful in
03:11answering. Her round said to Balul, now, you give the answer. Balul replied, if this person accepts
03:18his inferior knowledge, I will answer the question. Helpless, the fakis confessed his inferiority.
03:25Balul replied, we should take the mouse out, wash it with water, and after it is cleaned of honey and
03:31vinegar, cut its stomach open. If the stomach contains vinegar, then believe that it fell in
03:37the vinegar jar. If it contains honey, accept that it fell in the honey. The entire assembly was
03:42astonished at Balul's intelligence and knowledge and praised him a lot. The fakis bowed his head,
03:48and according to the deal, Balul distributed the 1,000 dinars amongst Baghdad's poor.
