15. The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allah

'Abdullah bin Mawhab narrated that 'Uthman said to Ibn 'Umar:

"Go and judge between the people." So he said: "Perhaps you can excuse me (from that) O Commander of the Believers!" He said: "Why do you have an aversion for that when your father judged?" He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'Whoever was a judge and judged with justice, it still would …

[Ibn Buraidah narrated from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"The judges are three: Two judges that are in the Fire, and a judge that is in Paradise. A man who judges without the truth, and he knows that. This one is in the Fire. One who judges while not knowing, ruining the rights of the people. So he is in the Fire. A judge who judges with the truth, that is the one in Paradise."] (Daif)

Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu Alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Whoever asks for a position as a judge, then he left on his own. And whoever is forced onto it, Allah sends an angel down to him so that he can be correct." (Daif)

Anas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever seeks to be a judge, and asks others to intercede for him with it, then he will be left on his own. And whoever is coerced into it, Allah sends an angel down to him so that he can be correct." (Daif)

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever takes the responsibility of judge, or is appointed as judge between the people, then he has been slaughtered without a knife."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"When the judge passes a judgement in which he strived and was correct, then he receives two rewards. And when he judges and is mistaken, then he receives one reward."

Some men who were companions of Mu'adh narrated from Mu'adh that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, so he (ﷺ) said:

"How will you judge?" He said: "I will judge according to what is in Allah's Book." He said: "If it is not in Allah's Book ?" He said: "Then with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)." He said: "If it is not in the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?" He said: "I will give in my view." He said: "A…

(Another chain of narrators) from some people from the inhabitants of Hims, from Mu'adh, from the Prophet (ﷺ), with similar.

Abu Sa'eed narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Indeed, the most beloved of people to Allah on the Day of Judgement, and the nearest to Him in the status is the just Imam. And the most hated of people to Allah and the furthest from Him in status is the oppressive Imam."

Ibn Abi Al-Awfa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

" Allah is with the judge as long as he is not unjust. So when he is unjust, He leaves him and he is attended by Shaitan."

'Ali narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'When two men come to you seeking judgement, do not judge for the first until you have heard the statement of the other. Soon you will know how to judge.'" 'Ali said: "I did not err since then."

Abul-Hasan narrated that 'Amr bin Murrah said to Mu'awiyah:

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'No Imam closes his door on one in need, dire straits and poverty, except that Allah closes the gates of the Heavens from his dire straits, his needs, and his poverty.' So Mu'awiyah appointed a man to look after the needs of the people."

(Another chain) from Abu Maryam the Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), from the Prophet (ﷺ).

'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakrah narrated:

"My father wrote to 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Bakrah who was a judge: "Do not pass a judgement between two people while you are angry, for indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'The judge should not judge between two people while he is angry.'"

Mu'adh bin Jabal narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dispatched me to Yemen. When I had left, he sent a message after me, so I returned and he said: 'Do you know why I sent a message to you ? Do not take anything without my permission, for that will be Ghulul, and whoever commits Ghulul, he comes with what he took on the Da…

Abu Hurairah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes a bribe for a judgement."

'Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes a bribe."

Anas bin Malik narrated that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"If trotter (lacking meat) were given to me I would accept it, and if I was invited to (a meal of) it I would accept."

Umm Salamah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Indeed you come to me with your disputes, and I am only a human being, perhaps one of you is more eloquent at presenting his argument than the other. If I judge for one of you, giving him something from the rights of his brother, then it is only a piece of the Fire that I am giving him, so do not t…

'Alqamah bin Wa'il narrated from his father who said:

"A man from Hadramawt and a man from Kindah came to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Hadrami said: 'O Messenger of Allah! This person took some land of mine.' The Kindi said:'It is my land, It is in my possession, and he has no right to it.' So the Prophet (ﷺ) said to the Hadrami:'Do you have proof?' He said: '…

'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that during a Khutbah, the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"The proof is due from the claimant, and the oath is due from the one the claim is made against."

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged that the oath is due from the one the claim is made against.

Abu Hurairah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgement based on an oath along with one witness." Rabi'ah (one of the narrators) said: "A son of Ibn Sa'd bin 'Ubadah informed me saying: 'We found in a book of Sa'd that the Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement based on an oath along with a witness.'"

Jabir narrated:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement based on oath along with a witness."

Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated from his father:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement based on an oath along with one witness." He said: "And 'Ali judged between you based on it."

Ibn 'Umar narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever frees a portion" or, he said: "a part" or he said: "a share he owns of a slave, then he can afford the remainder of the price according to the reasonable price, then he will be free. Otherwise he has freed as much as he has freed (only)." Ayyub (one of the narrators) said: "Perhaps Nafi sai…

Salim narrated from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever frees a portion of a slave he owns, then he can afford the remainder of the price, then he should free him with his wealth."

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever frees a portion" or he said: "a part of a slave, then he should finish paying his price if he can afford it. If he can not afford to pay reasonable price then he should be allowed to work to earn the amount that will free him without overburdening him." (Another chain) similar, and he said:…

Samurah narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"The lifelong gift is permitted for its inhabitant" or:"is an inheritance for its inhabitant."

Jabir narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whichever man is given a lifelong gift for himself and his offspring, then it belongs to the one whom it was given, it does not return to the one who gave it, for he has given a gift which shall be included in the inheritance."

Jabir narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"The lifelong gift is permitted for its inhabitant, and the Ruqba is permitted for its inhabitant."

Kathir bin 'Amr bin 'Awf Al-Muzani narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Reconciliation is allowed among the Muslims, except for reconciliation that makes the lawful unlawful, or the unlawful lawful. And the Muslims will be held to their conditions, except the conditions that make the lawful unlawful, or the unlawful lawful."

Al-A`raj narrated from Abu Hurairah, saying:

“I heard him saying: ‘the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When one of you seeks his neighbor’s permission to affix a wooden beam in his wall, then do not prevent him."' When Abu Hurairah narrated it, they tilted their heads, so he said: ‘Why do I see that you are averse to it? By Allah! I will continu…

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The oath is based upon what will make your companion believe you.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Make the road seven forearm lengths.”

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"When you disagree over the road, then make it seven forearm lengths."

Abu Maimunah narrated from Abu Hurairah who said:

"The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a boy the choice between his father and his mother."

'Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Indeed the most wholesome of what you consume is from your earnings, and indeed your children are from your earnings."

Anas narrated:

"One of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) gave the Prophet (ﷺ) some food in a bowl. Then 'Aishah broke the bowl with her hand, and discarded what was in it. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Food for food and vessel for vessel."

Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) borrowed a bowl which broke, so he guaranteed (compensated) it for them.

Narrated Nafi':

that Ibn 'Umar said: "I was reviewed before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the army, and I was fourteen years old, but he did not accept me. Then I was reviewed before him in the army later while I was fifteen years old, and he accepted me." Nafi' said: "I narrated this Hadith to 'Uman bin 'Abdul Aze…

Narrated Al-Bara':

"My maternal uncle Abu Burdah Ibn Niyar passed by me and he had a flag with him. I said: 'Where are you going ?' He said: 'the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) dispatched me to a man who married a woman his father had married to: that I should bring him his head."

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair:

"A man from the Ansar disputed with Az-Zubair before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the canals of Harrah which they used to irrigate the date palms. The Ansari said: 'Let the water pass'. But he refused, So they brought their dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said t…

Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:

"A Man from the Ansar freed six slaves of his upon his death, and he did not have any wealth aside from them. That was conveyed to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he said some harsh words about him." He said: "Then he called for them and he divided them and had them draw lots. So he freed two of them and left …

Samurah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever owns a related Mahram, then he is free."

(Another Chain) from Samurah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever owns a related Mahram, then he is free."

Narrated Rafi' bin Khadij:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever farms a people's land without their permission, then nothing he farms belongs to him and its finances are due to him."

Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:

That his father gave a slave to a son of his. So he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) to have him witness it. He (ﷺ) said: 'Have you given a gift similar to this one to all of your sons?' He replied: 'No'. So he said: 'Then take him back.'"

Narrated Samurah:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor of a home has more right to the home."

Narrated Jabir:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor has more right to his preemption. He is to be waited for even if he is absent, when their paths are the same."