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The Judge Is Allowed To Speak Of Something That He Will Not Actually Do In Order To Establish The Truth

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Darussalam · Volume 6

49. The Book Of The Etiquette Of Judges

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الحديث: 5403 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 236

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5405. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Two women went out with two children of theirs, and the wolf attacked one of them and took her child. The next day they referred their dispute over the remaining child to Dâwûd, peace be upon him, and he ruled that (the child) belonged to the older woman. Then they passed by Sulaimân and he said: 'What is your story?' So they told him. He said: 'Bring me a knife and I will cut him in half (to be shared) between you.' The younger one said: 'Will you cut him in half?' He said: 'Yes.' She said: 'Do not do that; I will give my share of him to her.' He said: 'He is your child, and he ruled that he belonged to her.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)

Arabic text

5403 - أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ لَهُمَا، فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا، فَأَخَذَ وَلَدَهَا فَأَصْبَحَتَا تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا، فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ فَقَالَ: كَيْفَ أَمْرُكُمَا؟ فَقَصَّتَا عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّ الْغُلَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا، فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى: أَتَشُقُّهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَتْ: لَا تَفْعَلْ، حَظِّي مِنْهُ لَهَا، قَالَ: هُوَ ابْنُكِ فَقَضَى بِهِ لَهَا "

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