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Narrated Hani ibn Yazid: When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), AbulHakam. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah AbulHakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are AbuShurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel

حدثنا الربيع بن نافع، عن يزيد، - يعني ابن المقدام بن شريح - عن ابيه، عن جده، شريح عن ابيه، هاني انه لما وفد الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مع قومه سمعهم يكنونه بابي الحكم فدعاه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " ان الله هو الحكم واليه الحكم فلم تكنى ابا الحكم " . فقال ان قومي اذا اختلفوا في شىء اتوني فحكمت بينهم فرضي كلا الفريقين . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ما احسن هذا فما لك من الولد " . قال لي شريح ومسلم وعبد الله . قال " فمن اكبرهم " . قلت شريح قال " فانت ابو شريح " . قال ابو داود شريح هذا هو الذي كسر السلسلة وهو ممن دخل تستر . قال ابو داود وبلغني ان شريحا كسر باب تستر وذلك انه دخل من سرب