Hadith on Justice: Tremendous responsibility of being a Judge

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever accepts an appointment as a judge, it is as if he has been slaughtered without a knife.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3571

Grade: Qawi (strong) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ وَلِيَ الْقَضَاءَ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ

3571 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأقضية باب في طلب القضاء

4/425 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث قوي في تخريج سنن أبي داود

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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