Chapter 1.0

Mention Of Judges

باب ذِكْرِ الْقُضَاةِ

3 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromMa'la bin Mansur al-Razifrom'Abdullah ibn Ja'farfromSa'id bin Abi Sa'id (Kaysan)fromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever is appointed judge between the people, he has been slaughtered without a knife.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2309da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-TanafasifromMuhammad bin Isma'il bin IbrahimfromWaki' bin al-JarrahfromIsra'il bin Yonus bin Abi Ishaqfrom'Abdul A'ala bin 'Abdul A'ala al-SamifromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ سَأَلَ الْقَضَاءَ وُكِلَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ جُبِرَ عَلَيْهِ نَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَسَدَّدَهُ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but “Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but whoever is forced to accept position, an angel will come down to him and guide him.' ”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2310da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-TanafasifromYa'la bin 'Ubaid bin Umayya al-TanafasifromMuhammad bin Khazim al-DarirfromSulaiman al-A'mashfrom'Amr bin Murrah bin 'AbdullahfromSa'id bin Fyrwz Abu al-Bakhtari al-Tai'ifromAli ibn Abi Talib

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ قَلْبَهُ وَثَبِّتْ لِسَانَهُ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that 'Ali said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to Yemen. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to judge between them while I am a young man, and I do not know how to judge.' He struck me on the chest with his hand and said: 'O Allah, guide his heart and make his tongue steadfast.' And after that I never doubted in passing judgment between two people.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَبْعَثُنِي وَأَنَا شَابٌّ أَقْضِي بَيْنَهُمْ وَلاَ أَدْرِي مَا الْقَضَاءُ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏