الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل القضاء والشهاداتIssues of Judiciary and Testimonies
بَابُ إِثْمِ مَنْ خَاصَمَ فِي بَاطِلٍ وَإِنْ حُكِمَ لَهُ بِهِ فِي الظَّاهِرِ وَهَلْ يَحْكُمُ الْقَاضِي بِعِلْمِهِ أَمْ لَا
Chapter: The sin of one who argues falsely, even if he is given judgment outwardly, and whether the judge may judge by his own knowledge
Hadith 6412
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((إِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَيَّ (زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ: إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ) لَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَلْحَنُ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ، وَإِنَّمَا أَقْضِي لَهُ بِمَا يَقُولُ، فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ بِقَوْلِهِ، فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُ لَهُ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ، فَلَا يَأْخُذْهَا))
It is narrated from the wife of the Prophet, Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am a human being, and you bring your disputes to me. Therefore, it is possible that one of you may be more eloquent in presenting arguments than another, and I judge according to what I hear. So if I give someone a decision in his favor that rightfully belongs to his brother, then he should not take it, because in such a case I am cutting a piece of fire for him.
Hadith 6413
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوُهُ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith of the Prophet.
Hadith 6414
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ خَاصَمَ فِي بَاطِلٍ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي سَخَطِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَنْزِعَ))
Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever argues unjustly despite knowing (the truth), he will remain in the displeasure of Allah Almighty until he gives it up.
