The Prophet ﷺ said: He who has been appointed a judge has been killed without a knife. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3571)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever is appointed to make a judgment, it is as if he was slaughtered with a knife." Abu Abdur Rahman Uthman ibn Muhammad al-Akhnasi said, "He is not strong in that sense, but we mentioned it so that Uthman does not leave the group and makes ibn Abi Dhi'b replace Sa'id."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَى الْقَضَاءِ فَكَأَنَّمَا ذُبِحَ بِالسِّكِّينِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَخْنَسِيُّ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ الْقَوِيِّ وَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرْنَا لِئَلَّا يَخْرُجَ عُثْمَانُ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ وَيَجْعَلَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who has been appointed a judge among the people has been killed without a knife. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3572)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whosoever is made a judge among the people, he is being slaughtered without a knife." Abu Salama said, "He mentioned this once or twice from Al-A'raj and Al-Maqburi."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ» قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ ذَكَرَهُ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ وَالْمَقْبُرِيِّ