Regarding The Judges Judgment When He Is Mistaken
Darussalam · Volume 4
23. THE BOOKOF JUDGMENTSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3583 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 301
Source no. 3583 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح ابن ماجة (٢٣١٧)
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3583. It was narrated from Zainab bint Umm Salamah that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'I am only a human, and you refer your disputes to me, and some of you may be more eloquent in arguing than others, so I pass judgment according to what I hear. If I rule in favor of someone at the expense of his brother's rights, he should not take anything from him, for I have only apportioned him a piece of the Fire.'" (Sahih)
3583 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ، وَإِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَيَّ وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَلْحَنَ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ، فَأَقْضِيَ لَهُ عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ، فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ بِشَيْءٍ، فَلَا يَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُ لَهُ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ»،
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1. For someone in the seat of judgment, there is a possibility of making an unintentional error, and the decision may be inaccurate, therefore, the judge is not to be blamed for such errors. 2. This statement of the Prophet ﷺ shows that he was not aware of the future. 3. This narration is a clear proof of the fact that Prophet ﷺ was also human being.