18/2b. Chapter:
Mishkat al-Masabih 3733 — The Offices of Commander and Qadi
How to Conduct the Office of Qadi, and Fear of it - Section 2
Mishkat al-Masabih : 3733
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 3733
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مِنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “He who has been appointed a qadi among the people has been killed without a knife.”* Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. *This phrase has troubled commentators. Perhaps the best explanation is that he will have reason to repent of his manner of life, for there are many traditions which express disapproval of undertaking such an office. A somewhat ingenious explanation is that his evil characteristics must be cut away, this being a kind of slaughter.
[2] Tirmidhi # 1332, Abu Dawud # 3571, Ibn Majah # 3208, Musnad Ahmad 2. 230.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 3733In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 72
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Al-Khatib at-Tabrizi
- Translator:
- James Robson
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
