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1322. ‘Abdullāh bin Mawhab narrated that ‘Uthmān 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 Allāh ﷺ saying: ‘Whoever was a judge and judged with justice, it still would have been better for him to have turned away from it completely.’ What do I want after that ?” (Da’if)
There is a story with this Hadīth, and there is something on this topic from Abū Hurairah.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] The Hadīth of Ibn ‘Umar is Gharīb. To me, its chain is not connected. ‘Abdul-Mālik, the one from whom Al-Mu’tamir reported this, is ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Abī Jamīlah.
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“Whoever was a judge and judged with justice, it still would have been better for him to have turned away...” If there is no reward or punishment for him, then why should he accept this position. For this reason, Ibn ‘Umar refused to accept this post, though ‘Uthmān insisted that he accept it.
