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Bayhaqi 20287 — The judge who judges while angry and his ruling agrees

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَدِيبُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا حِبَّانُ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ، أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ: خَاصَمَ الزُّبَيْرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي شَرْجٍ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ أَرْسِلِ الْمَاءَ إِلَى جَارِكَ "، فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنْ كَانَ ابْنَ عَمَّتِكَ فَتَلَوَّنَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " اسْقِ يَا زُبَيْرُ ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمَاءُ ⦗١٨٣⦘ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ، ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ إِلَى جَارِكَ ". قَالَ: وَاسْتَوعَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلزُّبَيْرِ حَقَّهُ فِي صَرِيحِ الْحُكْمِ حِينَ أَحْفَظَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ: وَقَدْ كَانَ أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِمَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ بِأَمْرٍ كَانَ لَهُمَا فِيهِ سَعَةٌ قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: " فَمَا أَحْسَبُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ إِلَّا فِي ذَلِكَ {فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ} [النساء: ٦٥]. قَالَ: " فَسَمِعْتُ غَيْرَ الزُّهْرِيِّ يَقُولُ: " نَظَرْنَا فِي قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " ثُمَّ احْبِسِ الْمَاءَ، حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْجَدْرِ " فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ. أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ مُخْتَصَرًا.
Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a man disputed with Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) about the water of a channel in the Harrah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Zubayr! Water (your land), then leave (the rest) for your neighbour." The Ansari said: (It is because) he is the son of your paternal aunt! (Hearing this,) his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face changed colour. Then he said: "O Zubayr! Water (your land) and hold it back until it reaches the walls, then release it to your neighbour." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) his full right when the Ansari objected, although before that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had proposed a lenient arrangement.
Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that this verse was revealed about this very matter: "But no, by your Lord, they will not (truly) believe until they make you judge in their disputes." [Surah al-Nisa: 65] He said: I heard someone other than al-Zuhri say: We considered the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), 'Hold back the water until it reaches the walls,' and it came up to the ankles.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20287
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