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Mishkat al-MasabihThe Offices of Commander and Qadi

Mishkat al-Masabih 3736

Chapter: How to Conduct the Office of Qadi, and Fear of it - Section 2

Weak graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 3736

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ طَلَبَ قَضَاءَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى يَنَالَهُ ثُمَّ غَلَبَ عَدْلُهُ جَوْرَهُ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ غَلَبَ جَوْرُهُ عَدْلَهُ فَلَهُ النَّار» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone seeks the office of qadi 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." Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3575). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 3736).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Weakضَعِيفٌ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 3575

The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.

مَنْ طَلَبَ قَضَاءَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى يَنَالَهُ ثُمَّ غَلَبَ عَدْلُهُ جَوْرَهُ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ غَلَبَ جَوْرُهُ عَدْلَهُ فَلَهُ النَّارُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (18555)مَنْ طَلَبَ قَضَاءَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى يَنَالَهُ ثُمَّ غَلَبَ عَدْلُهُ جَوْرَهُ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ، وَمَنْ غَلَبَ جَوْرُهُ عَدْلَهُ فَلَهُ النَّارُ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3342)مَنْ طَلَبَ الْقَضَاءَ ، فَغَلَبَ عَدْلُهُ جَوْرَهُ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ، ومَنْ غَلَبَ جَوْرُهُ عَدْلَهُ فَلَهُ النَّارُ .
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