Sunan Abi Dawud The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah) 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 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. https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3578/ Sunan Abi Dawud Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) 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 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. https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4352/