Category:The Book of The Office of the Judge Kitab AlAqdiyah in Sunan Abu Dawoud

The Book of The Office of the Judge Kitab AlAqdiyah in Sunan Abu Dawoud Key Points

1. The one who will go to Paradise is a man who knows what is right and gives judgment accordingly but a man who knows what is right and acts tyrannically in his judgment will go to Hell and a man who gives judgment for people when he is ignorant will go to Hell . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28593 Category:Chapter on Regarding Seeking The Position Of Judge and Hastening To Accept That Position in Sunan Abu Dawoud
2. Narrated Anas Ibn Malik The Prophet ﷺ 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 . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28598 Category:Chapter on How should the disputants sit before the judge in Sunan Abu Dawoud
3. Narrated Ali Ibn Abu Talib The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28602 Category:Chapter on Regarding reconciliation in Sunan Abu Dawoud
4. When two litigants sit in front of you do not decide till you hear what the other has to say as you heard what the first had to say for it is best that you should have a clear idea of the best decision . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28602 Category:Chapter on Regarding reconciliation in Sunan Abu Dawoud
5. Umm Salamah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying I am only a human being and you bring your disputes to me some perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others so that I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28603 Category:Chapter on Regarding testimonies in Sunan Abu Dawoud
6. The Prophet ﷺ then said Now you have done whatever you have done do divide it up aiming at what is right then drew lots and let each of you consider the other to have what is legitimately his . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28604 Category:Chapter on Regarding a man who helps someone in a dispute without knowing about the case in Sunan Abu Dawoud
7. Ibn Abbas said The Quranic verse If they do come to thee either judge between them or decline to interfere was abrogated by the verse So judge between them by what Allah hath revealed . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28609 Category:Chapter on The testimony od ahl AlDhimmah and a will made when traveling in Sunan Abu Dawoud
8. He asked What will you do if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah Book He replied I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28612 Category:Chapter on Two men who claim something but have no proof in Sunan Abu Dawoud
9. Kaab Bin Malik said that in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he made demand in the mosque for payment of a debt due to him from Ibn Abi Hadrad and their voices rose till the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was in his house heard them . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28614 Category:Chapter on How the oath should be sworn in Sunan Abu Dawoud
10. Zaid Bin Khalid AlJuhani reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence the narrator is doubtful before he is asked for it . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28615 Category:Chapter on If a defendent is a dhimmi should he swear on oath in Sunan Abu Dawoud
11. He then said I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying If anyone intercession intervenes as an obstacle to one of the punishments prescribed by Allah he has opposed Allah if anyone disputes knowingly about something which is false he remains in the displeasure of Allah till he desists and if anyone makes an untruthful accusation against a Muslim he will be made by Allah to dwell in the corrupt fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell till he retracts his statement . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28616 Category:Chapter on When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed in Sunan Abu Dawoud
12. Narrated Ikrimah The Holy Prophet ﷺ said to Ibn Suriya I remind you by Allah Who saved you from the people of Pharaoh made you cover the sea gave you the shade of clouds sent down to you manna and quails sent down you Torah to Moses do you find stoning for adultery in your Book He said You have reminded me by the Great . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28643 Category:Chapter on Two men who claim something but have no proof in Sunan Abu Dawoud
13. Bahz Ibn Hakim reported from his grandfather Ibn Qudamah version has His grandfather brother or uncle reported the narrator Muammal said He his grandfather Muawiyah got up before the Holy Prophet ﷺ who was giving sermon and he said Why have your companions arrested my neighbours He turned away from him twice . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28647 Category:Chapter on When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed in Sunan Abu Dawoud
14. Narrated Abu Sirmah The Prophet ﷺ said If anyone harms others Allah will harm him and if anyone shows hostility to others Allah will show hostility to him . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28652 Category:Chapter on Regarding judicial matters in Sunan Abu Dawoud
15. The Ansari then became angry and said Messenger of Allah it is because he is your cousin Thereupon the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed colour and he said Water your ground then keep back the water till it returns to the embankment . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28656 Category:Chapter on Regarding Bribery Being Disliked in Sunan Abu Dawoud
16. Amr Bin Shuaib on his father authority said that his grandfather told that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided regarding the stream AlMahzur that its water should be held back till it reached the ankles and that the upper waters should then be allowed to flow to the lower . SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28657 Category:Chapter on Regarding gifts for workers in Sunan Abu Dawoud

Most Postive Sentiment Hadith in The Book of The Office of the Judge Kitab AlAqdiyah in Sunan Abu Dawoud

Positive Sentiment may indicate a Permissible, Encouraged Actions or Sunnah

1. Narrated Ali Ibn Abu Talib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 till you hear what the other has to say as you heard what the first had to say; for it is best that you should have a clear idea of the best decision. He said: I had been a judge for long ; or he said the narrator is doubtful : I have no doubts about a decision afterwards. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28602
2. Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A man from Banu Sahm went out with Tamim AlDari and Adi Ibn Badda. The man of Banu Sahm died in the land where no Muslim was present. When they returned with his inheritance; they the heirs did not find a silver cup with lines of gold in his property. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ administered on oath to them. The cup was then found with someone at Mecca. They said: We have bought it from Tamim and Adi. Then two men from the heirs of the man of Banu Sahm got up and swore saying: Our witness is more reliable than their witness. They said that the cup belonged to their man. He Ibn Abbas said: The following verse was revealed about them: O ye who believe! when death approaches any of you..... SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28626
3. Some companions of Muadh Ibn Jabal said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to send Muadh Ibn Jabal to the Yemen; he asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case arises? He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah Book. He asked: What will you do if you do not find any guidance in Allah Book? He replied: I shall act in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: What will you do if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah Book? He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28612
4. Abu Huraira reported the holy prophet ﷺ as saying: When two men dislike the oath or like it;lots will be cost about it. Salamah said on the authority of Mamar who said: when the two are compelled to take an oath. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28637
5. Alqamah Bin Wail Bin Hujr AlHadrami said on the authority of the father: A man from Hadramaw and a man from kindah came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The hadrami said: Messenger of Allah; this man has seized land which belonged to my father. AlKindi said: That is my land in my possession and I cultivate it; he has no right to it. The Holy prophet may be peace upon him said to the Hadrami: Have you any proof? We said : No. he the Prophet said: Then he will swear an oath for you. He said: Messenger of Allah; he is a reprobate and he would not care to swear to anything and stick at nothing. He said: That is only your recourse SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28643
6. Narrated Awuf Ibn Malik: The Holy Prophet ﷺ gave a decision between two men; and the one against whom the decision was given turned away and said: For me Allah sufficeth; and He is the best dispenser of affairs. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: Allah; Most High; blames for falling short; but apply intelligence; and when the matter gets the better of you; say; For me Allah sufficeth; and He is the best disposer of affairs. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28647
7. Abu Huraira reported the Holy Prophet ﷺ as saying: When one of you asks permission for inserting a wooden peg in his wall; he should not prevent him. So they the people lowered down their heads. Then he Abu Huraira said: What is the matter ? I am seeing you are neglecting to hear this tradition ; I shall spread it among you.Abu Dawud said:This is the tradition of Ibn Abi Khalaf is more perfect. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28654
8. AlShabi said: A Muslim was about to die at Daquqa; but he did not find any Muslim to call him for witness to his will. So he called two men of the people of the Book for witness. Then they came to Kufah; and approaching Abu Mousa AlAshari they informed him about his will. They brought his inheritance and will. AlAshari said: This is an incident like which happened in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and never occurred after him. So he made them to swear by Allah after the afternoon prayer to the effect that they had not misappropriated; nor told a lie; nor changed; nor concealed; nor altered; and that it was the will of the man and his inheritance. He then executed their witness. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28625
9. Narrated Uncle of Umarah Ibn Khuzaymah: The Prophet ﷺ bought a horse from a Bedouin. The Prophet ﷺ took him with him to pay him the price of his horse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked quickly and the Bedouin walked slowly. The people stopped the Bedouin and began to bargain with him for the horse as and they did not know that the Prophet ﷺ had bought it. The Bedouin called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: If you want this horse; then buy it ; otherwise I shall sell it. The Prophet ﷺ stopped when he heard the call of the Bedouin; and said: Have I not bought it from you? The Bedouin said: I swear by Allah; I have not sold it to you. The Prophet ﷺ said: Yes; I have bought it from you. The Bedouin began to say: Bring a witness. Khuzaymah Ibn Thabit then said: I bear witness that you have bought it. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Khuzaymah and said: On what grounds do you bear witness? He said: By considering you trustworthy; Messenger of Allah ﷺ ! The Prophet ﷺ made the witness of Khuzaymah equivalent to the witness of two people. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28627
10. Narrated Zubayb Ibn Thalabah AlAnbari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an army to Banu AlAnbar. They captured them at Rukbah in the suburbs of AlTaif and drove them to the Holy Prophet ﷺ. I rode hurriedly to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and said: Peace be on you; Messenger of Allah; and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Your contingent came to us and arrested us; but we had already embraced Islam and cut the sides of the ears of our cattle. When Banu AlAnbar arrived; the Holy Prophet ﷺ said to me: Have you any evidence that you had embraced Islam before you were captured today? I said: Yes. He said: Who is your witness? I said: Samurah; a man from Banu AlAnbar; and another man whom he named. The man testified but Samurah refused to testify. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: He Samurah has refused to testify for you; so take an oath with your other witness. I said: Yes. He then dictated an oath to me and I swore to the effect that we had embraced Islam on a certain day; and that we had cut the sides of the ears of the cattle. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: Go and divide half of their property; but do not touch their children. Had Allah not disliked the wastage of action; we should not have taxed you even a rope. Zubayb said: My mother called me and said: This man has taken my mattress. I then went to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and informed him. He said to me: Detain him. So I caught him with a garment around his neck; and stood there with him. Then the Holy Prophet ﷺ looked at us standing there. He asked: What do you intend doing with your captive? I said: I shall let him go free if he returns to this man the mattress of his mother which he has taken from her. He said: Prophet of Allah ﷺ ; I no longer have it. He said: The Holy Prophet ﷺ took the sword of the man and gave it to me; and said to him: Go and give him some sa of cereal. So he gave me some sa of barley. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28632

Most Negative Sentiment Hadith in The Book of The Office of the Judge Kitab AlAqdiyah in Sunan Abu Dawoud

Negative Sentiment may indicate a Forbidden, Disliked, or Discouraged Actions

1. Umm Salamah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: I am only a human being; and you bring your disputes to me; some perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others; so that I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them. Therefore; whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his brother; he must not take anything; for I am granting him only a portion of Hell. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28603
2. Narrated Abdullah Ibn AlZubayr: A man disputed with AlZubair about streamlets in the lava plain which was irrigated by them. The Ansari said: Release the water and let it run; but AlZubair refused. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said to AlZubayr: Water your ground ; Zubayr; then let the water run to your neighbour. The Ansari then became angry and said: Messenger of Allah! it is because he is your cousin! Thereupon the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed colour and he said: Water your ground ; then keep back the water till it returns to the embankment. AlZubair said: By Allah! I think this verse came down about that: But no ; by thy Lord! they can have no real faith; until they make thee judge..... SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28657
3. Kaab Bin Malik said that in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ he made demand in the mosque for payment of a debt due to him from Ibn Abi Hadrad; and their voices rose till the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; who was in his house; heard them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then went out to them and; removing the curtain of his apartment; he called to Kaab Bin Malik; addressing: Kaab He said: At your service; Messenger of Allah. Thereupon he made a gesture with is hand indicating: Remit half the debt due to you. Kaab said: I shall do so; Messenger of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ then said: Get up and discharge SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28615
4. Umm Salamah said: Two men came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were disputing over their inheritance. They had no evidence except their claim. The Prophet ﷺ then said in a similar way. Thereupon both the men wept and each of them said: This right of mine go to you. The Prophet ﷺ then said: Now you have done whatever you have done ; do divide it up; aiming at what is right; then drew lots; and let each of you consider the other to have what is legitimately his SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28604
5. Some companions of Muadh Ibn Jabal said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to send Muadh Ibn Jabal to the Yemen; he asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case arises? He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah Book. He asked: What will you do if you do not find any guidance in Allah Book? He replied: I shall act in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: What will you do if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah Book? He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28612
6. Umm Salamah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying when two men were disputing over inheritance and old things: I decide between you on the basis of my opinion in cases about which no revelation has been sent down to me. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28605
7. Zaid Bin Khalid AlJuhani reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence the narrator is doubtful before he is asked for it. Abdullah Bin Abi Bakr dobted which of them he said.Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence; but he does not know for whom it is meant. AlHamdani said: He should inform the authorities. Ibn AlSarh said: He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar inform occurs in the version of AlHamdani. Ibn AlSarh said: Ibn Abi Amrah and not Abdulrahman SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28616
8. Narrated AlSharid: The Prophet ﷺ said: Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him. Ibn AlMubarak said that dishonour means that he may be spoken to roughly and punish means he may be imprisoned for it. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28648
9. Yahya Ibn Rashid said: We were sitting waiting for Abdullah Ibn Umar who came out to us and sat. He then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone intercession intervenes as an obstacle to one of the punishments prescribed by Allah; he has opposed Allah; if anyone disputes knowingly about something which is false; he remains in the displeasure of Allah till he desists; and if anyone makes an untruthful accusation against a Muslim; he will be made by Allah to dwell in the corrupt fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell till he retracts his statement. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28617
10. The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar from the Prophet ﷺ through different chain of narrators to the same effect. In this version he also said: He who assits in a dispute unjustly deserves the anger of Allah; Most High. SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-28618

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