Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 3584
Regarding the Judges judge when he is mistaken
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، مَوْلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاَنِ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي مَوَارِيثَ لَهُمَا لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ إِلاَّ دَعْوَاهُمَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ فَبَكَى الرَّجُلاَنِ وَقَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَقِّي لَكَ . فَقَالَ لَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَّا إِذْ فَعَلْتُمَا مَا فَعَلْتُمَا فَاقْتَسِمَا وَتَوَخَّيَا الْحَقَّ . ثُمَّ اسْتَهِمَا ثُمَّ تَحَالاَّ " .
Translation
Umm Salamah said
Two men came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disputing over heritage of theirs, of which they had no evidence except their claims. The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned something similar. Then both men wept, and each of them said, 'My right is yours.' So the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them, "Since you have done what you have done, divide it up, and strive for the truth. Then draw lots, and let each of you absolve the other."