Judgment Based On What Is Apparent
Darussalam · Volume 6
49. The Book Of The Etiquette Of JudgesSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 5401 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 233
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٣١٧)
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٣١٧: ق.
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5403. It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ 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. If I pass judgment in favor of one of you, against his brother's rights, let him not take it, for it is a piece of fire that I am giving him." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
5401 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَيَّ، وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ، وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَلْحَنُ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ، فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ شَيْئًا، فَلَا يَأْخُذْهُ، فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُهُ بِهِ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ»
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1. 'I am a human': Meaning, Allâh does not reveal to him about what you want, but what he wills when people request a judgment from him ﷺ on personal disputes, he judges based upon what was already revealed, and after testimony and proof, while that testimony or proof may be corrupt, and that is beyond his ﷺ control and understanding of the evidences. "I am not the knower of the unseen that I may reach the root of reality. I return verdicts based on mere evident arguments or proofs." 2. 'He should not take it': So to speak, if a person, with the help of his glib tongue or false evidence, succeeds in getting the decision of the Qâdi or judge in his favor, that does not make him a legitimate master of that right.