The Book of the Etiquette of Judges

The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 6

باب اسْتِعْمَالِ الشُّعَرَاءِ

Appointing Poets

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 7

باب إِذَا حَكَّمُوا رَجُلاً فَقَضَى بَيْنَهُمْ

If People Appoint a Man as Judge, and He Passes Judgment Among Them

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 8

باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ اسْتِعْمَالِ النِّسَاءِ، فِي الْحُكْمِ

Prohibition of Appointing Women for Judgment

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 9

باب الْحُكْمِ بِالتَّشْبِيهِ وَالتَّمْثِيلِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

Passing Judgment on the Basis of a Comparison or Similarities, and Mentioning the Differences Reported From Al-Walid Bin Muslim In The Hadith Of Ibn 'Abbas

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 10

باب ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ فِيهِ

Mentioning the Different Reports from Yahya Ibn Abi Ishaq

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 11

باب الْحُكْمِ بِاتِّفَاقِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ

Ruling According to the Consensus of the Scholars

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 12

باب تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ‏}‏

Meaning of the Verse: "And Whosoever Does Not Judge By What Allah Has Revealed, Such Are The Disbelievers"

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 13

باب الْحُكْمِ بِالظَّاهِرِ ‏‏

Judgment Based on What is Apparent

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 14

باب حُكْمِ الْحَاكِمِ بِعِلْمِهِ

Ruling of a Judge Based on His Knowledge

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 15

باب السَّعَةِ لِلْحَاكِمِ فِي أَنْ يَقُولَ لِلشَّىْءِ الَّذِي لاَ يَفْعَلُهُ افْعَلْ لِيَسْتَبِينَ الْحَقَّ ‏.‏

The Judge is Allowed to Speak of Something That He Will Not Actually Do in Order to Establish the Truth

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 16

باب نَقْضِ الْحَاكِمِ مَا يَحْكُمُ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِثْلُهُ أَوْ أَجَلُّ مِنْهُ ‏‏

The Judge Undoing a Ruling Passed by Someone Else of His Caliber or Greater Than Him

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 17

باب الرَّدِّ عَلَى الْحَاكِمِ إِذَا قَضَى بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ‏‏

Refuting a Judge if He Passes an Incorrect Judgment

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 18

باب ذِكْرِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْحَاكِمِ أَنْ يَجْتَنِبَهُ ‏‏

Mentioning What the Judge Should Avoid

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 19

باب الرُّخْصَةِ لِلْحَاكِمِ الأَمِينِ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ ‏‏

Concession Allowing a Trustworthy Judge to Pass Judgment When He is Angry

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 20

باب حُكْمِ الْحَاكِمِ فِي دَارِهِ ‏‏

The Judge Passing Judgment in His House

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 21

باب الاِسْتِعْدَاءِ ‏‏

Seeking Help Against Another Person

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 22

باب صَوْنِ النِّسَاءِ عَنْ مَجْلِسِ الْحُكْمِ، ‏‏

Sparing Women the Need to Attend the Ruling

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 23

باب تَوْجِيهِ الْحَاكِمِ إِلَى مَنْ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ، زَنَى ‏‏

The Judge Turning Toward One Who Tells Him That He Has Committed Zina

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 24

باب مَسِيرِ الْحَاكِمِ إِلَى رَعِيَّتِهِ لِلصُّلْحِ بَيْنَهُمْ ‏‏

The Judge Going to His People to Reconcile Between Them

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 25

باب إِشَارَةِ الْحَاكِمِ عَلَى الْخَصْمِ بِالصُّلْحِ ‏‏

The Judge Advising Disputing Parties to Reconcile

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 26

باب إِشَارَةِ الْحَاكِمِ عَلَى الْخَصْمِ بِالْعَفْوِ ‏‏

The Ruler Suggesting That the Disputant Should Pardon

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 27

باب إِشَارَةِ الْحَاكِمِ بِالرِّفْقِ ‏‏

The Judge Suggesting Leniency

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 28

باب شَفَاعَةِ الْحَاكِمِ لِلْخُصُومِ قَبْلَ فَصْلِ الْحُكْمِ ‏‏

The Judge Seeking to Intercede for One of the Disputing Parties Before Passing Judgment

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 29

باب مَنْعِ الْحَاكِمِ رَعِيَّتَهُ مِنْ إِتْلاَفِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَبِهِمْ حَاجَةٌ إِلَيْهَا ‏‏

The Ruler Preventing His Flock From Wasting Their Wealth When They Have Need Of It

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 30

باب الْقَضَاءِ فِي قَلِيلِ الْمَالِ وَكَثِيرِهِ ‏‏

Passing Judgment in a Dispute Concerning a Little Wealth, or a Great Deal of Wealth

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 31

باب قَضَاءِ الْحَاكِمِ عَلَى الْغَائِبِ إِذَا عَرَفَهُ ‏‏

The Judge Passing a Judgment on Someone in Absentia, if he Knows Who he is

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 32

باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ أَنْ يُقْضَى فِي قَضَاءٍ بِقَضَاءَيْنِ ‏‏

Prohibition of Passing Two Judgments on One Issue

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 33

باب مَا يَقْطَعُ الْقَضَاءُ ‏‏

What May Cancel a Judgment

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 34

باب الأَلَدِّ الْخَصِمِ ‏‏

The Most Quarrelsome of Opponents

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 35

باب الْقَضَاءِ فِيمَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ ‏‏

Passing Judgment When There is no Evidence

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 36

باب عِظَةِ الْحَاكِمِ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ ‏‏

The Judge Advising Disputants to Take an Oath

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The Book of the Etiquette of Judges · Chapter 37

باب كَيْفَ يَسْتَحْلِفُ الْحَاكِمُ ‏‏

How the Judge is to Ask People to Swear for an Oath

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Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5421

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَشِّرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، - وَكَانَ عَامِلاً عَلَى سِجِسْتَانَ - قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ لاَ …

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakrah, who was a governor in Sijistan, said: "Abu Bakrah wrote to me, saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] say: No one should pass two judgments on one issue, and no o…

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5422

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَىَّ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَلْحَنُ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَإِنَّمَا أَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمَا…

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] said: 'You refer your disputes to me, but I am only human. And some of you may be more eloquent in arguing their case than others, and I may pass j…

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5423

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَبْغَضَ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الأَلَدُّ الْخَصِمُ…

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] said: 'The most hated of men to Allah is the most quarrelsome of opponents.'"

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5424

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي دَابَّةٍ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَضَى بِهَا بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Musa: That two men referred a dispute to the Prophet (ﷺ) [SAW] concerning an animal, and neither of them had any evidence, so he ruled that it be shared equally between them.

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5425

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ كَانَتْ جَارِيَتَانِ تَخْرُزَانِ بِالطَّائِفِ فَخَرَجَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا وَيَدُهَا تَدْمَى فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّ صَاحِبَتَهَا أَصَابَتْهَا وَأَنْكَرَتِ الأُخْرَى فَكَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي ذَلِكَ فَكَتَ…

It was narrated from Nafi' bin 'Umar, that Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: "There were two female neighbors who used to do leatherwork (with an awl) in At-Ta'if. One of them came out with her hand bleeding and claimed that her co…

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5426

أَخْبَرَنَا سَوَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِي نَعَامَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ عَلَى حَلْقَةٍ - يَعْنِي مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ - فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا أَجْلَسَكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَ…

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "Mu'awiyah, (may Allah be pleased with him,) said: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] went out to a circle - meaning, of his Companions - and said: 'What are you doing?' The…

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 49 · Hadith 5427

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ رَأَى عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ رَجُلاً يَسْرِقُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَسَرَقْتَ قَالَ لاَ…

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) [SAW] said: 'Isa bin Mariam, peace be upon him, saw a man stealing, and said to him: Are you stealing? He said: No, by Allah besides Whom there is no ot…