Narrated Buraidah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Judges are of three types, one of who will go to Paradise and two to Hell. The one who will go to Paradise is a man who knows what is right and gives judgement accordingly; by a man who knows what is right and acts tyrannically in his judgement will go to Hell; and a man who gives judgement for people when he is ignorant will go to Hell. Abu Dawud said: On this subject this is the soundest tradition, that is m the tradition of Ibn Buraidah: Judges are of three types.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If anyone seeks the office of judge among Muslims till he gets it and his justice prevails over his tyranny, he will go to Paradise; but the man whose tyranny prevails over his justice will go to Hell.
Read More..Ibn Abbas said: If any do fail to judge (by the light of) what Allah has revealed, they are (no better than) unbelievers up to wrongdoers. These three verses were revealed about the Jews, particularly about Quraizah and al-Nadir.
Read More..Abdur Rahman ibn Bishr al-Ansari al-Azraq said: Two men from the locality of Kindah came while Abu Masud al-Ansari was sitting n a circle. They said: Is there any man who decides between us. A man from the circle said: I, Abu Masud took a handful of pebbles and threw at him, saying: Hush! It is disapproved to make haste in decision.
Read More..Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If anyone desires the office of Judge and seeks help for it, he will be left to his own devices; if anyone does not desire it, nor does he seek help for it, Allah will send down an angel who will direct him aright. Waki said: (This tradition has also been transmitted) by Isra'il, from Abd al-A'la, from Bilal bin Abi Musa, from Anas, from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. Abu 'Awanah said: from Abd al-A'la, from Bilal bin Mirdas al-Fazari, from Khaithamah al-Basri from Anas.
Read More..Abu Buradah reported the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: We will never employ or we shall not employ (the narrator is doubtful) in our work one who wants it.
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