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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 667

14. Judgments

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-: {مَنْ وَلِيَ اَلْقَضَاءَ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِكِّينٍ"} رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ 1‏ وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ, وَابْنُ حِبَّانَ 2‏ ‏
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "He who has been appointed a Qadi (judge) has been slaughtered without a knife." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 1398
In-book : Book 14, Hadith 2
English translation : Book 14, Hadith 1398