# Sunan Abi Dawud - The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026*

**2 hadith**

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## Hadith #3578

**Book:** The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Burda bin Niyar, Ahmad bin Hanbal أحمد بن حنبل, Hameed bin Hilal حميد بن هلال, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Qurrah bin Khalid al-Sadusi قرة بن خالد السدوسي, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان | **Grade:** Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone desires the office of Judge and seeks help for it, he will be left to his own devices; if anyone does not desire it, nor does he seek help for it, Allah will send down an angel who will direct him aright.
Waki’ said: (This tradition has also been transmitted) by Isra’il, from ‘Abd al-A’la, from Bilal bin Abi Musa, from Anas, from the Prophet (ﷺ).
Abu ‘Awanah said: from ‘Abd al-A’la, from Bilal bin Mirdas al-Fazari, from Khaithamah al-Basri from Anas.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3578/)*

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## Hadith #4352

**Book:** Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Burda bin Niyar, Ahmad bin Hanbal أحمد بن حنبل, Hameed bin Hilal حميد بن هلال, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Qurrah bin Khalid al-Sadusi قرة بن خالد السدوسي, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان | **Grade:** Sahih

The blood of a Muslim man who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah should not be lawfully shed but only for one of three reasons: married fornicator, soul for soul, and one who deserts his religion separating himself from the community.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4352/)*

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