Book 30
The Book of Judicial Decisions
كتاب الأقضية
11 chapters · 28 hadiths
1.0
Oath should be sworn by the defendant
2باب الْيَمِينُ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ
2.0The obligation of judging on the basis of a witness and an oath
1باب الْقَضَاءِ بِالْيَمِينِ وَالشَّاهِدِ
3.0So the judgement of the judge does not change what happened
4باب الْحُكْمِ بِالظَّاهِرِ وَاللَّحْنِ بِالْحُجَّةِ
4.0The case of Hind
4باب قَضِيَّةِ هِنْدٍ
5.0The prohibition of asking too much with no need. The prohibition of withholding the rights of others and asking of them, which means refusing to give others their rights and asking for that to which one is not entitles
6باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَسَائِلِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ مَنْعٍ وَهَاتٍ وَهُوَ الاِمْتِنَاعُ مِنْ أَدَاءِ حَقٍّ لَزِمَهُ أَوْ طَلَبُ مَا لاَ يَسْتَحِقُّهُ
6.0The reward of the judge if he strives to reach a decision, whether he gets it right or wrong
3باب بَيَانِ أَجْرِ الْحَاكِمِ إِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فَأَصَابَ أَوْ أَخْطَأَ
7.0It is disliked for a judge to pass a judgement when he is angry
2باب كَرَاهَةِ قَضَاءِ الْقَاضِي وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ
8.0Rejection of wrong rulings and of newly-invented matters
2باب نَقْضِ الأَحْكَامِ الْبَاطِلَةِ وَرَدِّ مُحْدَثَاتِ الأُمُورِ
9.0The best of witnesses
1باب بَيَانِ خَيْرِ الشُّهُودِ
10.0Differences between mujtahids
2باب بَيَانِ اخْتِلاَفِ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ
11.0It is recommended for a judge to reconcile between disputants
1باب اسْتِحْبَابِ إِصْلاَحِ الْحَاكِمِ بَيْنَ الْخَصْمَيْنِ