Mishkat al-Masabih 3741
How to Conduct the Office of Qadi, and Fear of it - Section 3
وَعَنْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْقَاضِي مَا لَمْ يَجُرْ فَإِذَا جَارَ تَخَلَّى عَنْهُ وَلَزِمَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ». رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «فَإِذَا جارَ وَكله إِلَى نَفسه»
Translation
'Abdallah b. Abu Aufa reported God’s Messenger as saying, “God is with the qadi as long as he is not tyrannical, but when he is He departs from him and the devil attaches himself to him.” A version has, “When he is tyrannical He leaves him to his own devices.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Hasangraded on tirmidhi:1330 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Hasangraded on ibnmajah:2312 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Goodgraded on tirmidhi:1330 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Hasangraded on tirmidhi:1330 | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 1330إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْقَاضِي مَا لَمْ يَجُرْ فَإِذَا جَارَ تَخَلَّى عَنْهُ وَلَزِمَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ
- Sunan Ibnu Majah 2312إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْقَاضِي مَا لَمْ يَجُرْ فَإِذَا جَارَ وَكَلَهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ