What Has Been Related From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ About The Judge
Darussalam · Volume 3
13. The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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1322B. [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.”] (Da’if)
١٣٢٢ (م) - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْقُضَاةُ ثَلَاثَةٌ، قَاضِيَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَقَاضٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،»: رَجُلٌ قَضَى بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ فَعَلِمَ ذَاكَ، فَذَاكَ فِي النَّارِ، وَقَاضٍ لَا يَعْلَمُ فَأَهْلَكَ حُقُوقَ النَّاسِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ، وَقَاضٍ قَضَى بِالْحَقِّ فَذَلِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ.
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According to this narration a person who is incompetent of being a judge and has no ability and knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence, and still takes the responsibility, will go to Hell. Similarly a judge who has all the qualities of being a judge, and knowingly passes wrong verdicts will go to Hell. Only the judge who is a just judge, and gives the judgements according to the standards of justice will go to Paradise. Becoming a judge and accepting this post is a very demanding job, as it is clear from the preceding narrations.