Mishkat al-Masabih 3733
How to Conduct the Office of Qadi, and Fear of it - Section 2
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مِنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ». رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
Translation
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “He who has been appointed a qadi among the people has been killed without a knife.”* Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. *This phrase has troubled commentators. Perhaps the best explanation is that he will have reason to repent of his manner of life, for there are many traditions which express disapproval of undertaking such an office. A somewhat ingenious explanation is that his evil characteristics must be cut away, this being a kind of slaughter.
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:1325 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasangraded on tirmidhi:1325 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Sahihgraded on ibnmajah:2308 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:3572 | fawazahmed0 |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Hasangraded on ibnmajah:2308 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Isnaad Hasangraded on abudawud:3572 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundgraded on abudawud:3572 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Sunan Ibnu Majah 2308مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ
- Sunan Abu Dawud 3572مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ