Sunan Abi Dawud: The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
Chapter: Regarding Seeking Appointment As A Judge
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who has been appointed a judge has been killed without a knife.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3571 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 1 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3564 |
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who has been appointed a judge among the people has been killed without a knife.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3572 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 2 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3565 |
Chapter: Regarding The Judge Who Is Mistaken
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 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.
Abu Dawud said: On this subject this is the soundest tradition, that is, the tradition of Ibn Buraidah: Judges are of three types.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3573 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 3 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3566 |
I narrated it to Abu Bakr bin Hazm and he said: "This is what Abu Salamah narrated to me from Abu Hurairah.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3574 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 4 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3567 |
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 Hell.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3575 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 5 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3568 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3576 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 6 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3569 |
Chapter: Regarding Seeking The Position Of Judge and Hastening To Accept That Position
AbdurRahman ibn Bishr al-Ansari al-Azraq said:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3577 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 7 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3570 |
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.
Waki' said: (This tradition has also been transmitted) by Isra'il, from 'Abd al-A'la, from Bilal bin Abi Musa, from Anas, from the Prophet (ﷺ).
Abu 'Awanah said: from 'Abd al-A'la, from Bilal bin Mirdas al-Fazari, from Khaithamah al-Basri from Anas.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3578 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 8 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3571 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3579 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 9 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3572 |
Chapter: Regarding Bribery Being Disliked
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribe.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3580 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 10 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3573 |
Chapter: Regarding gifts for workers
Narrated Adi ibn Umayrah al-Kindi:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 the Ansar, as if I am seeing him, stood and said: Messenger of Allah, take back from me my post. He asked: What is that? He replied: I heard you say such and such. He said: And I say that. If we appoint anyone to an office, he must bring what is connected with it, both little and much. What he is given, he may take, and he must refrain from what is kept away from him.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3581 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 11 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3574 |
Chapter: How to Judge
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3582 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 12 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3575 |
Chapter: Regarding the Judges judge when he is mistaken
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3583 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 13 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3576 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3584 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 14 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3577 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3585 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 15 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3578 |
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:
Umar said while he was (sitting) on the pulpit: O people, the opinion from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was right, because Allah showed (i.e. inspired) him; but from us it is sheer conjecture and artifice.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3586 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 16 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3579 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3587 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 17 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3580 |
Chapter: How should the disputants sit before the judge
Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave the decision that the two adversaries should be made to sit in front of the judge.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3588 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 18 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3581 |
Chapter: A judge passing judgement while he is angry
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3589 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 19 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3582 |
Chapter: Judgement between ahl adh-dhimmah
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3590 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 20 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3583 |
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
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 Qurayzah. When Banu Qurayzah killed anyone from Banu an-Nadir, they would pay full blood-money. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made it equal between them.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3591 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 21 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3584 |
Chapter: Struggling for an opinion when passing judgements
Some companions of Mu'adh ibn Jabal said:
He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah's Book. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in Allah's 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's 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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3592 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 22 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3585 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3593 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 23 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3586 |
Chapter: Regarding reconciliation
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Conciliation between Muslims is permissible. The narrator Ahmad added in his version: "except the conciliation which makes lawful unlawful and unlawful lawful." Sulayman ibn Dawud added: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Muslims are on (i.e. stick to) their conditions.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3594 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 24 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3587 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3595 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 25 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3588 |
Chapter: Regarding testimonies
Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
Abu Dawud said: Malis said: This refers to a man gives his evidence, but he does not know for whom it is meant. Al-Hamdani said: "He should inform the authorities. Ibn al-Sarh said: "He should give it to the ruler. The work ikhbar (inform) occurs in the version of al-Hamdani." Ibn al-Sarh said: "Ibn Abi 'Amrah and not 'Abd al-Rahman."
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3596 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 26 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3589 |
Chapter: Regarding a man who helps someone in a dispute without knowing about the case
Yahya ibn Rashid said:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3597 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 27 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3590 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3598 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 28 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3591 |
Chapter: Regarding false witness
Narrated Khuraym Ibn Fatik:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 abomination of idols and avoid speaking falsehood as people pure of faith to Allah, not associating anything with Him.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3599 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 29 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3592 |
Chapter: The one whose testimony is to be rejected
'Amr bin Shu'aib on his father's authority told that his grandfather said:
Abu Dawud said: Ghimr means malice and enimity ; qani (dependant), a subordinate servant like a special servant.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3600 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 30 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3593 |
The tradition mentioned above (No. 3593) has also been transmitted by Sulayman ibn Musa through a different chain of narrators.
This version has:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3601 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 31 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3594 |
Chapter: Testimony of a bedouin against townpeople
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The testimony of a nomad Arab against a townsman is not allowable.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3602 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 32 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3595 |
Chapter: Testimony with regard to breastfeeding
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3603 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 33 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3596 |
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:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3604 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 34 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3597 |
Chapter: The testimony od ahl adh-dhimmah and a will made when traveling
Ash-Sha'bi said:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3605 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 35 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3598 |
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas:
A man from Banu Sahm went out with Tamim ad-Dari 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....."
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3606 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 36 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3599 |
Chapter: If the judge knows that the testimony of one person is true, is it permissible for him to pass judgment on the basis of that
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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3607 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 37 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3600 |
Chapter: Judgement on the basis of oath and one witness
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3608 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 38 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3601 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3609 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 39 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3602 |
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness.
Abu Dawud said: Al-Rabi' bin Sulaiman al-Mu'adhdhin told me some additional words in this tradition: Al-Shafi'i told me from 'Abd al-'Aziz. I then mentioned it fo Suhail who said: Rabi'ah told me - and he is reliable in my opinion - that I told him this (tradition) and I do not remember it. 'Abd al-'Aziz said: Suhail suffered from some disease which caused him to lose a little of his intelligence, and he forgot some of his traditions. Thereafter Suhail would narrate traditions from Rabi'ah on the authority of his father.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3610 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 40 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3603 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3611 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 41 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3604 |
Narrated Zubayb ibn Tha'labah al-Anbari:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent an army to Banu al-Anbar. They captured them at Rukbah in the suburbs of at-Ta'if 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 al-Anbar 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 al-Anbar, 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's of cereal. So he gave me some sa's of barley.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3612 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 42 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3605 |
Chapter: Two men who claim something but have no proof
Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari:
Two men claimed a camel or an animal and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). But as neither of them produced any proof, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) declared that they should share it equally.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3613 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 43 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3606 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3614 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 44 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3607 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3615 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 45 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3608 |
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
Two men disputed about some property and brought the case to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), but neither of them could produce any proof. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cast lots about the oath whatever it may be, whether they like it or dislike it.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3616 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 46 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3609 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3617 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 47 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3610 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3618 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 48 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3611 |
Chapter: The defendent should swear on oath
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3619 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 49 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3612 |
Chapter: How the oath should be sworn
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) 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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3620 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 50 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3613 |
Chapter: If a defendent is a dhimmi, should he swear on oath?
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3621 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 51 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3614 |
Chapter: When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3622 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 52 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3615 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3623 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 53 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3616 |
Chapter: How should a dhimmi be asked to swear an oath?
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3624 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 54 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3617 |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3625 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 55 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3618 |
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. It is not possible for me to belie you. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3626 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 56 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3619 |
Chapter: A man who swears to establish his right
Narrated Awf 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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3627 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 57 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3620 |
Chapter: Regarding a person in debt, should he be detained?
Narrated Ash-Sharid:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 be imprisoned for it.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3628 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 58 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3621 |
Narrated Grandfather of Hirmas ibn Habib:
I brought my debtor to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). 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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3629 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 59 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3622 |
Bahz bin Hakim, on his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that the Prophet (ﷺ) imprisoned a man on suspicion.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3630 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 60 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3623 |
Bahz ibn Hakim reported from his grandfather:
(Mu'ammal did not mention the words "He was giving sermon.")
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3631 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 61 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3624 |
Chapter: Regarding authorization
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
I intended to go (on expedition) to Khaybar. So I came to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ), 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). If he asks you for a sign, then place your hand on his collar-bone.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3632 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 62 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3625 |
Chapter: Regarding judicial matters
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If you dispute over a pathway, leave the margin of seven yards.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3633 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 63 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3626 |
Abu Hurairah reported the Holy Prophet(ﷺ) as saying:
Abu Dawud said:This is the tradition of Ibn Abi Khalaf is more perfect.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3634 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 64 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3627 |
Narrated AbuSirmah:
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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3635 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 65 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3628 |
Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin 'Ali reported from Samurah ibn Jundub that he had a row of palm-trees in the garden of a man of the Ansar. The man had his family with him. Samurah 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 to him, but he refused. He then asked him to take something else in exchange, but he refused.
So he came to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned it to him. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) asked him to sell it to him, but he refused. He asked him to take something else in exchange, but he refused.
He then said:
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3636 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 66 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3629 |
Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr:
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 (ﷺ) said to az-Zubayr: 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. Az-Zubayr 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....."
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3637 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 67 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3630 |
Narrated Tha'labah ibn AbuMalik:
Tha'labah 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 (ﷺ) about al-Mahzur, a stream whose water they shared together. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then decided that when water reached the ankles waters should not be held back to flow to the lower.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3638 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 68 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3631 |
'Amr bin Shu'aib on his father's authority said that his grandfather told that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3639 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 69 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3632 |
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
Two men brought their dispute about the precincts of a palm-tree to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). According to a version of this tradition, he ordered to measure and it was measured. It was found seven yards. According to another version, it was found five yards. He made a decision according to that. AbdulAziz said: He ordered to measure with a branch of its branches. It was then measured.
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 3640 |
In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 70 |
English translation | : Book 24, Hadith 3633 |