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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are three types of judges: two in Hellfire and one in Paradise. The man who knows the truth and judges accordingly is in Paradise. The man who judges among people out of ignorance is in Hellfire. And the man who knows the truth but acts unjustly is in Hellfire. We say that when a judge strives to reach a verdict, he is not held accountable. The scholar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, 'His effort without knowledge will not guide him to the truth except by coincidence. He does not have permission to do so.'"  

البيهقي:٢٠٣٥٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْعَبْدَوِيُّ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو نَصْرٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ قَالَا أنبأ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَمِيرُوَيْهِ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ الْقُرَشِيُّ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ ثنا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ قَالَ لَوْلَا حَدِيثٌ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلَاثَةٌ اثْنَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ رَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَقَضَى بِهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ قَضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْجَهْلِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَجَارَ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ لَقُلْنَا إِنَّ الْقَاضِيَ إِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ اجْتِهَادُهُ بِغَيْرِ عَلِمٍ لَا يَهْدِيهِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ إِلَّا اتِّفَاقًا فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَأْذُونًا لَهُ فِيهِ  

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abudawud:3573 – Muḥammad b. Ḥassān al-Samtī > Khalaf b. Khalīfah > Abū Hāshim > Ibn Buraydah from his father

The Prophet ﷺ said: Judges are of three types, one of whom will go to Paradise and two to Hell. The one who will go to Paradise is a man who knows what is right and gives judgment accordingly; but a man who knows what is right and acts tyrannically in his judgment will go to Hell; and a man who gives judgment for people when he is ignorant will go to Hell. Abu Dawud said: On this subject this is the soundest tradition, that is, the tradition of Ibn Buraidah: Judges are of three types.  

أبو داود:٣٥٧٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ السَّمْتِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلاَثَةٌ وَاحِدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَاثْنَانِ فِي النَّارِ فَأَمَّا الَّذِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَرَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَقَضَى بِهِ وَرَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَجَارَ فِي الْحُكْمِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ قَضَى لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى جَهْلٍ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ شَىْءٍ فِيهِ يَعْنِي حَدِيثَ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلاَثَةٌ
ibnmajah:2315 – Ismāʿīl b. Tawbah > Khalaf b. Khalīfah > Abū Hāshim > Lawlā Ḥadīth Ibn Buraydah from his father

“Were it not for the Hadith of Ibn Buraidah from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'Judges are of three types, two of whom will be in Hell and one will be in Paradise. The man who knows the truth and rules in accordance with it, will be in Paradise. The man who passes judgment on the people in ignorance will be in Hell' - we would have said that if the judge does his best he will be in Paradise.”  

ابن ماجة:٢٣١٥ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ تَوْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ قَالَ لَوْلاَ حَدِيثُ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقُضَاةُ ثَلاَثَةٌ اثْنَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ رَجُلٌ عَلِمَ الْحَقَّ فَقَضَى بِهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ قَضَى لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى جَهْلٍ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ جَارَ فِي الْحُكْمِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ لَقُلْنَا إِنَّ الْقَاضِيَ إِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ  

nasai-kubra:5891 – Ibrāhīm b. Yaʿqūb > Saʿīd b. Sulaymān > Khalaf b. Khalīfah > Abū Hāshim > Lawlā Ḥadīth Ibn Buraydah from his father

“Were it not for the Hadith of Ibn Buraidah from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ who said: 'Judges are of three types, two of whom will be in Hell and one will be in Paradise. The man who knows the truth and rules in accordance with it, will be in Paradise. The man who passes judgment on the people in ignorance will be in Hell' - we would have said that if the judge does his best he will be in Paradise.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2315)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٨٩١ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ قَالَ لَوْلَا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الْقَاضِيَ إِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَلَكِنْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْقُضَاةُ ثَلَاثَةٌ اثْنَانِ فِي النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ رَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَقَضَى بِهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الْحَقَّ فَلَمْ يَقْضِ بِهِ وَجَارَ فِي الْحُكْمِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الْحَقَّ فَقَضَى لِلنَّاسِ عَنْ جَهْلٍ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ»  

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السيوطي:١١٥٨٦a –

"القُضاةُ ثلاثةٌ اثْنَانِ في النَّارِ، وواحِدٌ في الجنَّةِ، رَجُلٌ عَلِمَ الحقَّ فَقَضَى بِهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَرَجُلٌ قَضَى للناسِ على جهْل فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ، وَرَجُلٌ عَرَفَ الحقَّ فجار في الحُكْم فَهُوَ في النَّارِ" .  

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