Sahih Muslim, 1768 b
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Zuhayr bin Harbfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi
Hadith text · Matn
وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَقَدْ حَكَمْتَ فِيهِمْ بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ " . وَقَالَ مَرَّةً " لَقَدْ حَكَمْتَ بِحُكْمِ الْمَلِكِ " .
English translation
Through the same chain of transmitters Shu'ba has narrated the same tradition in which he says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said (to Sa'd):
You have adjudged according to the command of God. And once he said: you have adjudged by the decision of a king.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 32, Hadith 78
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 19, Hadith 4369 (deprecated numbering scheme)