Book 93
Judgments (Ahkaam)
كتاب الأحكام
53 chapters · 84 hadiths
1.0
“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those of you who are in authority…”
2بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ}
2.0The rulers from the Quraish
2باب الأُمَرَاءُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ
3.0The reward of judging according to Al-Hikmah
1باب أَجْرِ مَنْ قَضَى بِالْحِكْمَةِ
4.0To listen to and obey the Imam
4باب السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لِلإِمَامِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ مَعْصِيَةً
5.0Allah will surely help him in ruling who….
1باب مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ أَعَانَهُ اللَّهُ
6.0He who seeks to be a ruler will be held responsible
1باب مَنْ سَأَلَ الإِمَارَةَ وُكِلَ إِلَيْهَا
7.0What is disliked regarding the authority of ruling
2باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ
8.0The ruler not ruling in an honest manner
2باب مَنِ اسْتُرْعِيَ رَعِيَّةً فَلَمْ يَنْصَحْ
9.0Causing people troubles and difficulties
1باب مَنْ شَاقَّ شَقَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
10.0To give judgements and legal opinions on the road
1باب الْقَضَاءِ وَالْفُتْيَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ
11.0There was no gatekeeper for the Prophet (ﷺ)
1باب مَا ذُكِرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَوَّابٌ
12.0A governor can sentence to death a person without consulting the Imam
3باب الْحَاكِمِ يَحْكُمُ بِالْقَتْلِ عَلَى مَنْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ دُونَ الإِمَامِ الَّذِي فَوْقَهُ
13.0Can a judge give a judgement in an angry mood?
3باب هَلْ يَقْضِي الْحَاكِمُ أَوْ يُفْتِي وَهْوَ غَضْبَانُ
14.0A judge can give judgements for the people according to his knowledge
1بَابُ مَنْ رَأَى لِلْقَاضِي أَنْ يَحْكُمَ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي أَمْرِ النَّاسِ إِذَا لَمْ يَخَفِ الظُّنُونَ وَالتُّهَمَةَ
15.0To bear witness as to the writer of a stamped letter; and the letter of a ruler to a governor, and of a judge to a judge
1باب الشَّهَادَةِ عَلَى الْخَطِّ الْمَخْتُومِ
16.0When is a man entitled to be a judge?
0بَابُ مَتَى يَسْتَوْجِبُ الرَّجُلُ الْقَضَاءَ
17.0The salaries of rulers and those employed to administer the funds
2باب رِزْقِ الْحُكَّامِ وَالْعَامِلِينِ عَلَيْهَا
18.0Whoever gave judgements of Li'an in the mosque
2باب مَنْ قَضَى وَلاَعَنَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ
19.0Passing judgement in the mosque and ordering the punishment outside the Mosque
2بَابُ مَنْ حَكَمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى عَلَى حَدٍّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَيُقَامَ
20.0The advice of the Imam to the litigants
1باب مَوْعِظَةِ الإِمَامِ لِلْخُصُومِ
21.0If a judge has to witness in favour of a litigant
2باب الشَّهَادَةِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الْحَاكِمِ فِي وِلاَيَتِهِ الْقَضَاءِ أَوْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ لِلْخَصْمِ
22.0The order of the Wali sending two Amir to one place
1باب أَمْرِ الْوَالِي إِذَا وَجَّهَ أَمِيرَيْنِ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ أَنْ يَتَطَاوَعَا وَلاَ يَتَعَاصَيَا
23.0The ruler’s acceptance of invitation
1باب إِجَابَةِ الْحَاكِمِ الدَّعْوَةَ
24.0The gifts taken by the employees
1باب هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ
25.0To appoint the Maula as judges and officials
1باب اسْتِقْضَاءِ الْمَوَالِي وَاسْتِعْمَالِهِمْ
26.0‘Urafa appointed to look after the people
1باب الْعُرَفَاءِ لِلنَّاسِ
27.0Praising the Sultan and saying differently after leaving him
2باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ ثَنَاءِ السُّلْطَانِ، وَإِذَا خَرَجَ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ
28.0Judgement against an absent person
1باب الْقَضَاءِ عَلَى الْغَائِبِ
29.0Whoever is given the right of his brother through a judicial decision
2بَابُ مَنْ قُضِيَ لَهُ بِحَقِّ أَخِيهِ فَلاَ يَأْخُذْهُ، فَإِنَّ قَضَاءَ الْحَاكِمِ لاَ يُحِلُّ حَرَامًا وَلاَ يُحَرِّمُ حَلاَلاً
30.0Judgement regarding cases involving wells, etc.
1باب الْحُكْمِ فِي الْبِئْرِ وَنَحْوِهَا
31.0To judge cases involving wealth
1باب الْقَضَاءِ فِي كَثِيرِ الْمَالِ وَقَلِيلِهِ
32.0Selling people’s estates by the ruler on their behalf
1باب بَيْعِ الإِمَامِ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَضِيَاعَهُمْ
33.0Slanders made by ignorant people against the Amirs
1باب مَنْ لَمْ يَكْتَرِثْ بِطَعْنِ مَنْ لاَ يَعْلَمُ فِي الأُمَرَاءِ حَدِيثًا
34.0The most quarrelsome person of the opponents
1باب الأَلَدِّ الْخَصِمِ
35.0If a judge passes an unjust judgement
1باب إِذَا قَضَى الْحَاكِمُ بِجَوْرٍ أَوْ خِلاَفِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فَهْوَ رَدٌّ
36.0The Imam going to establish peace among people
1باب الإِمَامِ يَأْتِي قَوْمًا فَيُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهُمْ
37.0It is desirable that a scribe should be honest and wise
1باب يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْكَاتِبِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِينًا عَاقِلاً
38.0The writing of a letter by the ruler to representatives and by judge to workers
1باب كِتَابِ الْحَاكِمِ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ، وَالْقَاضِي إِلَى أُمَنَائِهِ
39.0To send one man only to manage certain affairs
1باب هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِلْحَاكِمِ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ رَجُلاً وَحْدَهُ لِلنَّظَرِ فِي الأُمُورِ
40.0The translators of a ruler
2باب تَرْجَمَةِ الْحُكَّامِ، وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ تُرْجُمَانٌ وَاحِدٌ
41.0The ruler calling his employees to account
1باب مُحَاسَبَةِ الإِمَامِ عُمَّالَهُ
42.0The courtiers and advisers of the Imam
1باب بِطَانَةِ الإِمَامِ وَأَهْلِ مَشُورَتِهِ
43.0How do the people give the Bai'a to the Imam
8باب كَيْفَ يُبَايِعُ الإِمَامُ النَّاسَ
44.0Whosoever gave the Bai'a twice
1باب مَنْ بَايَعَ مَرَّتَيْنِ
45.0The giving of the Bai'a by the bedouins
1باب بَيْعَةِ الأَعْرَابِ
46.0The Bai'a of a child
1باب بَيْعَةِ الصَّغِيرِ
47.0Whoever gave the Bai'a and then cancelled it
1باب مَنْ بَايَعَ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَالَ الْبَيْعَةَ
48.0The person who gives Bai'a just for worldly benefits
1باب مَنْ بَايَعَ رَجُلاً لاَ يُبَايِعُهُ إِلاَّ لِلدُّنْيَا
49.0The Bai'a given by women
3باب بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ
50.0Whoever violates a Bai'a
1باب مَنْ نَكَثَ بَيْعَةً
51.0The appointment of a caliph
6باب الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ
52.0The expulsion of quarrelsome people from houses
1باب إِخْرَاجِ الْخُصُومِ وَأَهْلِ الرِّيَبِ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ بَعْدَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ
53.0To forbid the criminals and sinners to talk to or visit the ruler
1بَابُ هَلْ لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يَمْنَعَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَأَهْلَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ مِنَ الْكَلاَمِ مَعَهُ وَالزِّيَارَةِ وَنَحْوِهِ