أَبْرَزَ لَهُمَا دِينَارًا مِنْ تَحْتِ مُصَلَّاهُ
When the judge had heard both accounts and recognized their need, he brought out a dinar from beneath his prayer mat.
The judge produces a dinar in response to the needs of both disputants. The gift is a compassionate intervention, yet payment does not establish which account of the needle was true.
Relief and adjudication serve different functions. A humane attempt to end a quarrel may be worthwhile while still leaving questions about evidence and deception. This distinction becomes especially important when the litigants later confess their trick.