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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب آداب القاضي
Book of the Etiquette of the Judge
باب: كراهية الإمارة، وكراهية تولي أعمالها لمن رأى من نفسه ضعفا، أو رأى فرضها عنه بغيره ساقطا
Chapter: The dislike of leadership, and the dislike of taking up its duties for one who sees weakness in himself or sees that the obligation is fulfilled by others
Bayhaqi 20231 — The dislike of leadership, and the dislike of taking
اُردوEn
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أنبأ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْقَاضِي كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ يَسْبَحُ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَكَمْ عَسَى يَسْبَحُ حَتَّى يَغْرَقَ " قَالَ: " وَطُلِبَ أَبُو قِلَابَةَ لِلْقَضَاءِ، فَهَرَبَ.
Ayyub narrates from Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) that the example of a judge is like that of a man swimming in the sea: how long will he keep swimming before he drowns? Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) was summoned for the office of judge, but he fled.
