Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1331

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1331
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ 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 ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ḥanash reported that ʿAlī said: “The Messenger of Allah told me: ‘When two people bring a case to you, do not judge in favor of the first until you have heard what the other has to say. Then you will know how to judge.’” ʿAlī said: “I continued to serve as a judge after that.” Abū ʿĪsā said: This is a ḥasan hadith.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The instruction emphasizes hearing both parties before reaching a decision.