15. Judgements

١٥۔ كتاب الأحكام

15.5 What Has Been Related About The Judge Not Judging Between Two Disputants Until He Has Heard Both Of Them

١٥۔٥ باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقَاضِي لاَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَ الْخَصْمَيْنِ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلاَمَهُمَا .

tirmidhi:1331Hannād

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: 'When two men come to you seeking judgement, do not judge for the first until you have heard the statement of the other. Soon you will know how to judge.'" 'Ali said: "I did not err since then."  

Abū ʿĪsá said that this Ḥadīth is Ḥasan.
الترمذي:١٣٣١حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ حَنَشٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَقَاضَى إِلَيْكَ رَجُلاَنِ فَلاَ تَقْضِ لِلأَوَّلِ حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ كَلاَمَ الآخَرِ فَسَوْفَ تَدْرِي كَيْفَ تَقْضِي قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمَا زِلْتُ قَاضِيًا بَعْدُ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ