Jami
at-Tirmidhi

جامع الترمذي

15

The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allah

كتاب الأحكام عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

 

Chapter 5: What Has Been Related About The Judge Not Judging Between Two Disputants Until He Has Heard Both Of Them

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقَاضِي لاَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَ الْخَصْمَيْنِ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلاَمَهُمَا ‏.‏

Jami at-Tirmidhi 1331

'Ali narrated

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'When two men come to you seeking judgement, do not judge for the first until you have heard the statement of the other. Soon you will know how to judge.'" 'Ali said: "I did not err since then."

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِذَا تَقَاضَى إِلَيْكَ رَجُلاَنِ فَلاَ تَقْضِ لِلأَوَّلِ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ كَلاَمَ الآخَرِ فَسَوْفَ تَدْرِي كَيْفَ تَقْضِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمَا زِلْتُ قَاضِيًا بَعْدُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ ‏.‏

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