سنن ابي داود Sunan Abi Dawud
كِتَاب الْأَقْضِيَةِ

The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)

31 subchapters
1

باب فِي طَلَبِ الْقَضَاءِ

Chapter: Regarding Seeking Appointment As A Judge.

2 hadith (3571 — 3572)

2

باب فِي الْقَاضِي يُخْطِئُ

Chapter: Regarding The Judge Who Is Mistaken.

4 hadith (3573 — 3576)

3

باب فِي طَلَبِ الْقَضَاءِ وَالتَّسَرُّعِ إِلَيْهِ

Chapter: Regarding Seeking The Position Of Judge and Hastening To Accept That Position.

3 hadith (3577 — 3579)

4

باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الرِّشْوَةِ

Chapter: Regarding Bribery Being Disliked.

1 hadith (3580 — 3580)

5

باب فِي هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ

Chapter: Regarding gifts for workers.

1 hadith (3581 — 3581)

6

باب كَيْفَ الْقَضَاءُ

Chapter: How to Judge.

1 hadith (3582 — 3582)

7

باب فِي قَضَاءِ الْقَاضِي إِذَا أَخْطَأَ

Chapter: Regarding the Judges judge when he is mistaken.

5 hadith (3583 — 3587)

8

باب كَيْفَ يَجْلِسُ الْخَصْمَانِ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ الْقَاضِي

Chapter: How should the disputants sit before the judge.

1 hadith (3588 — 3588)

9

باب الْقَاضِي يَقْضِي وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ

Chapter: A judge passing judgement while he is angry.

1 hadith (3589 — 3589)

10

باب الْحُكْمِ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ

Chapter: Judgement between ahl adh-dhimmah.

2 hadith (3590 — 3591)

11

باب اجْتِهَادِ الرَّأْىِ فِي الْقَضَاءِ

Chapter: Struggling for an opinion when passing judgements.

2 hadith (3592 — 3593)

12

باب فِي الصُّلْحِ

Chapter: Regarding reconciliation.

2 hadith (3594 — 3595)

13

باب فِي الشَّهَادَاتِ

Chapter: Regarding testimonies.

1 hadith (3596 — 3596)

14

باب فِيمَنْ يُعِينُ عَلَى خُصُومَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَمْرَهَا

Chapter: Regarding a man who helps someone in a dispute without knowing about the case.

2 hadith (3597 — 3598)

15

باب فِي شَهَادَةِ الزُّورِ

Chapter: Regarding false witness.

1 hadith (3599 — 3599)

16

باب مَنْ تُرَدُّ شَهَادَتُهُ

Chapter: The one whose testimony is to be rejected.

2 hadith (3600 — 3601)

17

باب شَهَادَةِ الْبَدَوِيِّ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَمْصَارِ

Chapter: Testimony of a bedouin against townpeople.

1 hadith (3602 — 3602)

18

باب الشَّهَادَةِ فِي الرَّضَاعِ

Chapter: Testimony with regard to breastfeeding.

2 hadith (3603 — 3604)

19

باب شَهَادَةِ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ وَفِي الْوَصِيَّةِ فِي السَّفَرِ

Chapter: The testimony od ahl adh-dhimmah and a will made when traveling.

2 hadith (3605 — 3606)

20

باب إِذَا عَلِمَ الْحَاكِمُ صِدْقَ الشَّاهِدِ الْوَاحِدِ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ بِهِ

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.

1 hadith (3607 — 3607)

21

باب الْقَضَاءِ بِالْيَمِينِ وَالشَّاهِدِ

Chapter: Judgement on the basis of oath and one witness.

5 hadith (3608 — 3612)

22

باب الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَدَّعِيَانِ شَيْئًا وَلَيْسَتْ لَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ

Chapter: Two men who claim something but have no proof.

6 hadith (3613 — 3618)

23

باب الْيَمِينِ عَلَى الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ

Chapter: The defendent should swear on oath.

1 hadith (3619 — 3619)

24

باب كَيْفَ الْيَمِينُ

Chapter: How the oath should be sworn.

1 hadith (3620 — 3620)

25

باب إِذَا كَانَ الْمُدَّعَى عَلَيْهِ ذِمِّيًّا أَيَحْلِفُ

Chapter: If a defendent is a dhimmi, should he swear on oath?

1 hadith (3621 — 3621)

26

باب الرَّجُلِ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى عِلْمِهِ فِيمَا غَابَ عَنْهُ

Chapter: When a man swears an oath on a basis of what he knows and not on the basis of what he has witnessed.

2 hadith (3622 — 3623)

27

باب كَيْفَ يَحْلِفُ الذِّمِّيُّ

Chapter: How should a dhimmi be asked to swear an oath?

3 hadith (3624 — 3626)

28

باب الرَّجُلِ يَحْلِفُ عَلَى حَقِّهِ

Chapter: A man who swears to establish his right.

1 hadith (3627 — 3627)

29

باب فِي الْحَبْسِ فِي الدَّيْنِ وَغَيْرِهِ

Chapter: Regarding a person in debt, should he be detained?

4 hadith (3628 — 3631)

30

باب فِي الْوَكَالَةِ

Chapter: Regarding authorization.

1 hadith (3632 — 3632)

31

باب فِي الْقَضَاءِ

Chapter: Regarding judicial matters.

8 hadith (3633 — 3640)