The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: He who has been appointed a judge has been killed without a knife.

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: He who has been appointed a judge among the people has been killed without a knife.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ السَّمْتِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Judges are of three types, one of whom will go to Paradise and two to Hell. 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: If a Judge passes a judgment having struggled to arrive at what is correct, and he get it right, he will two rewards. If he passes judgment having struggled to arrive at what is correct, but he …

حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُلَازِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنِي …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ أَبِي يَحْيَى الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، …

If any do fail to judge (by the light of) what Allah has revealed, they are (no better than) unbelievers up to wrongdoers. These three verses were revealed about the Jews, particularly about Quraizah and al-Nadir.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ …

Two men from the locality of Kindah came while Abu Masud al-Ansari رضی اللہ عنہ was sitting n a circle. They said: Is there any man who decides between us. A man from the circle said: I, Abu Masud رضی اللہ عنہ took a handful of pebbles and …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، عَنْ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: We will never employ or we shall not employ (the narrator is doubtful) in our work one who wants it.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribe.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: O people, if any of you is put in an administrative post on our behalf and conceals from us a needle or more, he is acting unfaithfully, and will bring it on the Day of Resurrection. A black man from …

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيّ، قَالَ: بَعَثَنِي …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ …

Two men came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم who were disputing over their inheritance. They had no evidence except their claim. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then said in a similar way. Thereupon both the men wept and …

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أُسَامَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ …

Umar رضی اللہ عنہ said while he was (sitting) on the pulpit: O people, the opinion from the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was right, because Allah showed (i. e. inspired) him; but from us it is sheer conjecture and artifice.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عُثْمَانَ …

Abu Uthman al-Shami, whose name is Hariz bin Uthman, told me. I think I did not see anyone from Syria better than him.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave the decision that the two adversaries should be made to sit in front of the judge.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ …

He wrote to his son: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: A judge should not decide between the two while he is in anger.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ …

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.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ …

When this verse was revealed: If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. . . . If thou judge, judge in equity between them. Banu an-Nadir used to pay half blood-money if they killed any-one from Banu …

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرِو أَخِي الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ …

When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم intended to send Muadh bin Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ 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's …

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَوْنٍ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ …

When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent him to the Yemen. . . He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ. ح …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Conciliation between Muslims is permissible. The narrator Ahmad added in his version: except the conciliation which makes lawful unlawful and unlawful lawful. Sulayman bin Dawud added: The Messenger …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ …

In the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, who was in his house …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ، وأَحْمَدُ بْنُ السَّرْحِ، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، …

We were sitting waiting for Abdullah bin Umar رضی اللہ عنہما who came out to us and sat. He then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as saying: If anyone's intercession intervenes as an obstacle to one of the …

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ …

In this version he also said: He who assists in a dispute unjustly deserves the anger of Allah, Most High.

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم offered the morning prayer. When he finished it, he stood up and said three times: False witness has been made equivalent to attributing a partner to Allah. He then recited: So avoid the …

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم rejected the testimony of a deceitful man and woman, of one who harbours rancour against his brother, and he rejected the testimony of one who is dependent on a family, and he allowed his …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفِ بْنِ طَارِقٍ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The testimony of a deceitful man or woman, of an adulterer and adulteress, and of one who harbours rancour against his brother is not allowable.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: The testimony of a nomad Arab against a townsman is not allowable.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، …

Uqbah bin al-Harith narrated to me, and companion of mine (also) narrated it to me from him, and I better remembered my companion's narration, (he said): I married Umm Yahya daughter of Abu Ihab. A black woman entered upon us. She said …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا …

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Uqbah bin al-Harith to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Zaid looked at al-Harith bin Umair and said: He is from reliable narrators …

حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنِ …

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 Musa رضی اللہ عنہ they …

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ …

A man from Banu Sahm went out with Tamim ad-Dari and Adi bin 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، أَنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم bought a horse from a Bedouin. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم took him with him to pay him the price of his horse. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم walked quickly and the Bedouin walked …

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَهُمْ، …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَسَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا …

In the rights (of the people).

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness. Abu Dawud said: Al-Rabi bin Sulaiman al-muadhdhin told me some additional words in this tradition: Al-Shafi'i told me from Abd al-Aziz. I then …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنِي …

I then met Suhail and asked him about this tradition. He said: I do not know it. I said to him: Rabiah transmitted it to me from you. He said: If Rabiah transmitted it to you from me, then retransmit it from Rabiah on my authority.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ شُعَيْثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْبِ …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم sent an army to Banu al-Anbar. They captured them at Rukbah in the suburbs of at-Taif and drove them to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. I rode hurriedly to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، …

Two men claimed a camel or an animal and brought the case to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. But as neither of them produced any proof, the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم declared that they should share it equally.

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ …

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Saeed through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ بِمَعْنَى …

Two men laid claim camel and both of them produced witness so the prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم divided it in halves between them.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ …

Narrated Abu Hurairah: Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Cast lots about the …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، وَسَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ، …

The holy prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، …

About an animal and they had no proof. So the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ordered to cast lots about the oath.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، …

Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما wrote to me that the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلمhad defendant should take an oath.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ …

The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to a man whom he asked to take an oath: Swear by Allah except whom there is no god that you have nothing belonging to him, i.e. the plaintiff.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ، …

A Jew and I shared some land and he denied my right, so I took him to the holy prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The holy prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to me: Have you have proof. I said: No. He then said to the Jew: Swear an oath I said …

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي …

A men from Kindah and a men from Hadramawt came to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلمwith their dispute about a land in the Yemen. The Hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, the this (man)had usurped land belonging to me, and it is his …

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلِ بْنِ …

A man from Hadramaw and a man from kindah came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The hadrami said: Messenger of Allah, this (man) has seized land which belonged to my father. Al-Kindi said: That is my land in my possession …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، …

The holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to the Jew: I adjure you by Allah Who sent down the Torah to Moses! do you not find in the Torah (a rule about a man) who commits adultery. He then narrated the rest of the tradition relating to …

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَبُو الْأَصْبَغِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ …

A man from Muzainah who followed the knowledge and memorized it to me that Saeed bin al-Musayyab transmitted it. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى،حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ …

The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 …

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ مَرْوَانَ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ …

The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave a decision between two men, and the one against whom the decision was given turned away and said: For me Allah sufficient, and He is the best dispenser of affairs. The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ …

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ وَبْرِ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses means makes it lawful to dishonour and punish him. Ibn al-Mubarak said that dishonour means that he may be spoken to roughly and punish means he may …

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِرْمَاسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ …

I brought my debtor to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. He said to me: Stick to him. He again said to me: O brother of Banu Tamim, what do you want to do with your prisoner.

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم imprisoned a man on suspicion.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، وَمُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ قُدَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل، عَنْ …

(Ibn Qudamah's version has: His grandfather's brother or uncle reported: ) - the narrator Mu'ammal said: - He (his grandfather Muawiyah) got up before the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم who was giving sermon: and he said: Why have your …

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاق، …

I intended to go (on expedition) to Khaybar. So I came to the Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, greeted him and said: I am intending to go to Khaybar. He said: When you come to my agent, you should take from him fifteen wasqs (of dates). …

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُثَنَّى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If you dispute over a pathway, leave the margin of seven yards.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ …

The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم 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 Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ) said …

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ …

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: If anyone harms (others), Allah will harm him, and if anyone shows hostility to others, Allah will show hostility to him.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَاصِلٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ، …

He had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of the Ansar. The man had his family with him. Samurah رضی اللہ عنہ used to visit his palm-trees, and the man was annoyed by that and felt it keenly. So he asked him (Samurah) to sell them …

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ …

A man disputed with az-Zubayr رضی اللہ عنہ about streamlets in the lava plain which was irrigated by them. The Ansari said: Release the water and let it run, but az-Zubayr رضی اللہ عنہ refused. The Holy Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said …

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي …

He heard his elders say that a man from the Quraysh had his share with Banu Qurayzah (in water). He brought the dispute to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم about al-Mahzur, a stream whose water they shared together. The …

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ …

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم decided regarding the stream al-Mahzur 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.

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَهُمْ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ …

Two men brought their dispute about the precincts of a palm-tree to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. According to a version of this tradition, he ordered to measure and it was measured. It was found seven yards. According to …