Hadith Details
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Sunan Ibn Majah
كتاب الأحكام
The Chapters on Rulings
" إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَلْحَنَ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَمَنْ قَطَعْتُ لَهُ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ قِطْعَةً فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُ لَهُ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ "
“I am only human, and some of you may be more eloquent in presenting your case than others. If I pass a judgement in his favor that detracts from his brother's rights, I am giving him a piece of fire.”
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- Hadith 2317
“You refer your disputes to me and I am only human. Perhaps some of you may be more eloquent in presenting your case than others, so I rule in your favor…
- Hadith 2319
“Whoever claims something that does not belong to him; he is not one of us, so let him take his place in Hell.”
- Hadith 2316
“Let the judge (Qadi) not pass a judgment when he is angry.”
- Hadith 2320
“Whoever takes the wrongdoer's side in a dispute or supports wrongdoing, he will remain subject to the wrath of Allah until he gives it up.”
- Hadith 2315
“Were it not for the Hadith of Ibn Buraidah from his father, from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: 'Judges are of three types, two of whom will be in Hell and one…
- Hadith 2321
“If the people were given what they claimed, some would have claimed the lives and property of men. But the one the claim is made against is obliged to swear…