Chapter 01 – Judgments

1425. Buraidah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Judges are of three types: two of whom will go to Hell and one to Paradise. The one who will go to Paradise is the judge who knew what is right and gives judgment accordingly; but a judge who knows what is right and does not give judgment accordingly; and acts unjustly in his judgment will go to Hell, and a judge who does not know what is right and judges people while ignorant (of the case) will go to Hell."Related by the four Imams and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.




 


1426. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "He who has been appointed a judge has been slaughtered without a knife." Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.








1427. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "You will be eager for the office of ruling, but it will become a cause of regret on the Day of Judgment. It is a good suckler but an evil weaner." (431) (Related by Al-Bukhari.)

431. It will be a source of pleasure and power in this world, but as it is a great responsibility, it will be a source of grief and regret on the Day of Resurrection.







1428. 'Amro bin As narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, "When a judge gives a ruling having tried his best to decide correctly and his verdict is right, he will have a double reward; and when he gives a ruling having tried his best to decide correctly and his verdict is wrong, he will have a single reward." Agreed upon.








1429. Abi Bakrah narrated, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say, "No judge may make a judgment between two people when he is angry!' Agreed upon.









1430. Ali narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, “When two men present a case before you, do not decide in favor of the first till you hear what the other has to say. Then you will know how to judge." 'Ali said, 'Thereafter, I judged according to that.' Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Hasan. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

1431. Al-Hakim transmitted a similar Hadith on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas








1432. Umm Salamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "You bring your disputes to me, and perhaps some of you are more eloquent in their plea than others, in which case I will give a judgment based on what I heard from him. Therefore, whatever I rule for anyone, which by right belongs to his brother, I am only giving him a portion of Hell." Agreed upon.








1433. Jabir narrated, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah say, "How can an Ummah (a nation) be purified(of its sins) when the right of its weak is not taken from its strong (the powerful)?" Related by Ibn Hibban.







1434, 1435. Al-Bazzar narrated a similar Hadith on the authority of Buraidah , and Ibn Majah on the authority of Abu Sa'id .








1436. A'ishah narrated. I heard the Messenger of Allah say, "On the Day of Resurrection the just judge will be called (to be asked about his judgments). His questioning will be so hard that he will wish he had never given judgment even between two men throughout his life." Related by Ibn Hibban and AI-Baihaqi. The version of the latter has, "…between two men about a single event."








1437. Abu Bakrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "The nation that appoints a woman as their ruler will never prosper:' (432) Related by Al-Bukhari.

432. The Messenger of Allah said these words when the Persians enthroned Khosrau’s daughter and made her their Empress. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars whether a woman could be appointed as a judge in court, but the majority are of the opinion that she is not to be appointed a judge in criminal courts where murders and similar trials are conducted.









1438. Abu Mariam al-Azdi narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If anyone is appointed by Allah to be in a position of authority over any of the matters concerning the Muslims. but then turns away from attending to their needs and poverty, Allah will turn away from dealing with his needs." Related by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi.









1439. Abu Hurairah narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes a bribe to pass judgments.' Related by Nlmad and the four Imams. At-Tirmidhi graded it as Hasan and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.








1440. The four Imams except An-Nasa'i related a similar Hadith on the authority of 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amro.








1441. 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah ruled that the two adversaries should sit (equally) in front of the judge.' Related by Abu Dawud and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.