ذِكْرُ أَدَبِ الْقَاضِي عِنْدَ إِمْضَائِهِ الْحُكْمَ بَيْنَ الْخَصْمَيْنِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with a message. So, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, will you send me while I am a young boy? I don't know the rulings, and I don't know how to answer." He said, "It is necessary for me or for you to go." I said, "Even if it is necessary for me to go, then I will." He said, "Go, recite it to the people. Indeed, Allah the Exalted will make your tongue firm and guide your heart." Then he said, "Indeed, people will argue, so when both parties come to you, do not make a judgment for one until you hear the speech of the other. For it is more appropriate that you know who is right."  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِرِسَالَةٍ* فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَبْعَثُنِي وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ؟ فَأُسْأَلُ عَنِ الْقَضَاءِ وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا أُجِيبُ قَالَ «مَا بُدٌّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ بِهَا أَنَا أَوْ أَنْتَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَإِنْ كَانَ وَلَا بُدَّ أَذْهِبُ أَنَا فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَاقْرَأْهَا عَلَى النَّاسِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يُثَبِّتُ لِسَانَكَ وَيَهْدِي قَلْبَكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ سَيَتَقَاضُونَ فَإِذَا أَتَاكَ الْخَصْمَانِ فَلَا تَقْضِي لِوَاحِدٍ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ الْآخَرِ فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ لِمَنِ الْحَقُّ؟! » *