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Hadith about Manners of Judges

24 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 17 are translated into English.

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 3637

A man disputed with az-Zubayr about streamlets in the lava plain which was irrigated by them. The Ansari said: Release the water and let it run, but az-Zubayr refused. The Holy Prophet (๏ทบ) said to az-Zubayr: Water (your ground), Zubayr, then let the water run to your neighbour. The Ansari thenโ€ฆ

ุงุณู’ู‚ู ูŠูŽุง ุฒูุจูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุณูู„ู’ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฌูŽุงุฑููƒูŽ โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€ ููŽุบูŽุถูุจูŽ ุงู„ุฃูŽู†ู’ุตูŽุงุฑููŠูู‘ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุนูŽู…ูŽู‘ุชููƒูŽ ููŽุชูŽู„ูŽูˆูŽู‘ู†ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€"โ€ ุงุณู’ู‚ู ุซูู…ูŽู‘โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn Az-Zubayr + 7 other versions

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1336

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who receives a bribe to influence a judgment

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who receives a bribe to influence a judgment.

ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุงุดููŠ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ู…ูุฑู’ุชูŽุดููŠ ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุญููƒู’ู…ู โ€

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Explained

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3582

The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) sent me to the Yemen as judge, and I asked: Messenger of Allah, are you sending me when I am young and have no knowledge of the duties of a judge? He replied: Allah will guide your heart and keep your tongue true. When two litigants sit in front of you, do not decide tillโ€ฆ

ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูŽ ุณูŽูŠูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠ ู‚ูŽู„ู’ุจูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽูŠูุซูŽุจูู‘ุชู ู„ูุณูŽุงู†ูŽูƒูŽ ููŽุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฌูŽู„ูŽุณูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽุตู’ู…ูŽุงู†ู ููŽู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽู‚ู’ุถููŠูŽู†ูŽู‘ ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰ ุชูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุนูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุขุฎูŽุฑู ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุชูŽ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฃูŽูˆูŽู‘ู„ู ููŽุฅูู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุฃูŽุญู’ุฑูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุชูŽุจูŽูŠูŽู‘ู†ูŽ ู„ูŽูƒูŽโ€ฆ

Narrated by Ali + 2 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2426

โ€œA Bedouin came to the Prophet (๏ทบ) to ask him to pay back a debt that he owed him, and he spoke harshly, saying: 'I will make things difficult for you unless you repay me.' His Companions rebuked him and said: 'Woe to you, do you know who you are speaking to?' He said: 'I am only asking for myโ€ฆ

"โ€ ุฃููˆู„ูŽุฆููƒูŽ ุฎููŠูŽุงุฑู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุณู ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู„ุงูŽ ู‚ูุฏูู‘ุณูŽุชู’ ุฃูู…ูŽู‘ุฉูŒ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุฃู’ุฎูุฐู ุงู„ุถูŽู‘ุนููŠูู ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุญูŽู‚ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุบูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽ ู…ูุชูŽุนู’ุชูŽุนู โ€"

Narrated by Abu Saโ€˜ฤซd al-Khudri

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