The Chapters on Rulings

Book 13 of 38 · Sunan Ibn Majah

67 hadith Hadith 2042–2108 Sunni
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The Chapters on Rulings

Sunan Ibn Majah

67 hadith Hadith 2042–2108 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–887 CE period by Ibn Majah.

The Chapters on Rulings is book 13 of 38 in Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 67 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Qazvin, Iran. The narrators in this book are associated with 17 distinct geographic locations.

Baghdad Makkah Medina Basra Kufa Basrah Wasit Cairo Damascus Hamadan Madni Yeman Hims Yemen Asbahan al-Ray al-Raqqa

Narrators in This Book

This book features 180 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Urwa ibn al-Zubayr عروة بن الزبير, Hisham bin 'Urwa هشام بن عروة, ibn Umar.

Hadith in This Book 67 hadith

1 2042
“Whoever is appointed judge between the people, he has been slaughtered without a knife.”
2 2043
“Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but “Whoever asks to be appointed a judge, will be entrusted to himself, but whoever is forced to accept…
3 2044
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to Yemen. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to judge between them while I am a young man, and I do not know how to judge.' He…
4 2045
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no judge who judges between the people but on the Day of Resurrection an angel will come and take hold of the back of his head towards…
5 2046
“Allah is with the judge so long as he is not unjust, but if he rules unjustly, He entrusts him to himself.”
6 2047
“The curse of Allah is upon the one who offers a bribe and the one who takes it.”
7 2048
“When the judge passes a judgement and does his best and gets it right, he will have two rewards, and if he passes a judgement and does his best and gets it wrong, he will have…
8 2049
“Were it not for the Hadith of Ibn Buraidah from his father, from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: 'Judges are of three types, two of whom will be in Hell and one will be in Paradise.…
9 2050
“Let the judge (Qadi) not pass a judgment when he is angry.”
10 2051
“You refer your disputes to me and I am only human. Perhaps some of you may be more eloquent in presenting your case than others, so I rule in your favor because of what I hear…
11 2052
“I am only human, and some of you may be more eloquent in presenting your case than others. If I pass a judgement in his favor that detracts from his brother's rights, I am giving…
12 2053
“Whoever claims something that does not belong to him; he is not one of us, so let him take his place in Hell.”
13 2054
“Whoever takes the wrongdoer's side in a dispute or supports wrongdoing, he will remain subject to the wrath of Allah until he gives it up.”
14 2055
“If the people were given what they claimed, some would have claimed the lives and property of men. But the one the claim is made against is obliged to swear an oath.”
15 2056
“There was a dispute between myself and a Jewish man concerning some land, and he denied me my rights so I brought him to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me:…
16 2057
“Whoever swears a false oath in order to seize the wealth of a Muslim unlawfully, he will meet Allah when He is angry with him.”
17 2058
“No man seizes the wealth of a Muslim unlawfully by means of his (false) oath, but Allah will deny Paradise to him and will doom him to Hell.” A man among the people said: “O…
18 2059
'Whoever swears a false oath near this pulpit of mine, let him take his place in Hell, even if it is for a green twig.”
19 2060
I heard Abu Salamah say: I heard Abu Hurairah say: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'No man or woman swears a false oath beside this pulpit, even if it is for a fresh twig, but…
20 2061
“ Swear by the One Who sent the Torah (Tawrah) down to Musa.”
21 2062
“Swear by Allah Who sent the Tawrah down to Musa, peace be upon him.”
22 2063
he said that two men laid claim to an animal, and neither of them had any proof, so the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded them to cast lots as to which of them should swear an oath.
23 2064
two men referred a dispute to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning an animal, and neither of them had proof, so he ruled that it should be divided in half.
24 2065
“If a man loses something, or it is stolen from him, and he finds it in the possession of a man who bought it, then he has more right to it, and the one who bought it should ask…
25 2066
Ibn Muhayyisah Al-Ansari told him that a she-camel belonging to Bara used to wander free. It entered a garden belonging to some people and caused some damage. The Messenger of…
26 2067
'I said to 'Aishah: Tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' She said: 'Have you not read the Qur'an: “And verily, you (O Mohammed {SAW}) are on an exalted…
27 2068
“The Prophet (ﷺ) was with one of the Mothers of the Believers (his wives) and another (wife) sent a bowl containing food. She (the first wife) struck the hand of the Messenger of…
28 2069
“The Prophet (ﷺ): 'When anyone of you asks his neighbor for permission to fix a piece of wood to his wall, he should not refuse him. 'When Abu Hurairah told them this, they…
29 2070
there were two brothers from among the sons of Mughirah. One of them swore an oath to set a slave free if the other one fixed a piece of wood to his wall. Mujammi' bin Yazid and…
30 2071
“No one of you should refuse to let his neighbor fix a piece of wood to his wall.”
31 2072
“Make the path seven forearms length wide.”
32 2073
“When you dispute concerning a path, make it seven forearms length wide.' ”
33 2074
“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
34 2075
“There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
35 2076
“Whoever harms others, Allah (SWT) will harm him; and whoever causes hardship to other Allah will cause hardship to him.”
36 2077
some people referred a dispute to the Prophet (ﷺ) about a hut, so that he could judge between them. He sent Hudhaifah to judge between them, and he ruled in favor of those who had…
37 2078
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If a product is sold to two men, it is for the one who was first.”
38 2079
a man had six slaves, and he did not have any other wealth apart from them, and he set them free when he died. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) divided them into groups, set two free…
39 2080
two men disputed concerning a transaction, and neither of them had proof. The Messenger of Allah commanded them to draw lots as to which of them should swear an oath, whether they…
40 2081
when the Prophet (ﷺ) traveled, he would cast lots among his wives (to decide which one would accompany him).
41 2082
“A case was brought to 'Ali bin Abu Talib when he was in Yemen, concerning three men who had intercourse with a woman during one period of being free from menses. He asked two of…
42 2083
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came in one day looking happy, and said: 'O 'Aishah, did you not see that Mujazziz Al-Mudliji entered upon me and saw Usamah and Zaid. There was a…
43 2084
the Quraish went to a sorceress and they said to her: “Tell us whose footprints most resemble those of the owner of Al-Maqam (the station of Ibrahim).” She said: “If you spread a…
44 2085
the Prophet (ﷺ) gave a child the choice between his father and his mother (i.e., which parent to live with). He said: “O boy, this is your mother and this is your father.”
45 2086
his parents referred their dispute to the Prophet (ﷺ), and one of them was a disbeliever. He (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said: “O Allah, guide him,” and he turned towards the Muslim, and he…
46 2087
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Reconciling between Muslims is permissible, except reconciliation that forbids something that is allowed, or allows something that is…
47 2088
there was a man at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) whose mental faculties were lacking, and he used to buy and sell. His family came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O…
48 2089
“My grandfather was Munqidh bin 'Amr. He was a man who had suffered a head wound and lost the power of speech, but that did not stop him from engaging in trade. He was always…
49 2090
“At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), a man suffered loss of some fruit that he had purchase, and his debts increased. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Give him charity.'…
50 2091
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rid Mu'adh bin Jabal of his creditors, then he appointed him governor of Yemen. Mu'adh said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) settled my debts with my…
51 2092
“Whoever finds his exact property with a man who has become bankrupt, and then he has more right to it than anyone else.”
52 2093
“Any man who sells a product with the man who has become bankrupt, and he has not taken any of its price, it belongs to him, but if he had taken any of its price, then he is like…
53 2094
We came to Abu Hurairah and asked him about a companion of ours who had become bankrupt. He said: “This is what the Prophet (ﷺ) ruled: 'Any man who dies or becomes bankrupt, the…
54 2095
“Any man who dies and has the property of another man, whether he paid something towards it or not, (the owner of those goods) is like any other creditor.”
55 2096
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then there will come…
56 2097
'Umar bin Khattab addressed us at Jabiyah and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up among us as I stand among you, and said: 'Honor my Companions for my sake, then those who…
57 2098
“The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it.”
58 2099
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri recited this Verse: “O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period...” until: “then if one of you entrusts the other.” Then he said: “This…
59 2100
“The Testimony of a man or woman who is treacherous, or of one who has been subjected to one of the Haad punishments of Islam, or of one who bears a grudge against his brother, is…
60 2101
“The testimony of a Bedouin against a town-dweller is not permissible.”
61 2102
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgment on the basis of an oath (from the claimant) along with a (single) witness.
62 2103
the Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement on the basis of an oath (from the claimant) along with a (single) witness.
63 2104
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgement on the basis of a witness along with an oath by the claimant.
64 2105
the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the testimony of a man along with the oath of the claimant.
65 2106
the Prophet(ﷺ) prayed the Morning prayer, and when he had finished, he stood up and said: “Bearing false witness is equivalent to associating others with Allah,” three times. Then…
66 2107
'The one who bears false witness will not move away (on the Day of Resurrection) until Allah condemns him to Hell.' ”
67 2108
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allowed the People of the Book to testify against one another.