Sunan Abi Dawud · The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
باب فِي طَلَبِ الْقَضَاءِ وَالتَّسَرُّعِ إِلَيْهِ
Chapter: Regarding Seeking The Position Of Judge and Hastening To Accept That Position.
3 hadith · references 3577–3579
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Abu Dawud · 3577دَخَلَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ كِنْدَةَ ، وَأَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ جَالِسٌ فِي حَلْقَةٍ ، فَقَالَا : أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُنَفِّذُ بَيْنَنَا ؟ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَلْقَةِ : أَنَا ، فَأَخَذَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ كَفAbdur Rahman ibn Bishr al-Ansari al-Azraq said: Two men from the locality of Kindah came while Abu Masud al-Ansari was sitting n a circle. They said: Is there any man who decides between us. A man from the circle said: I7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3578مَنْ طَلَبَ الْقَضَاءَ وَاسْتَعَانَ عَلَيْهِ وُكِلَ إِلَيْهِ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَطْلُبْهُ وَلَمْ يَسْتَعِنْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مَلَكًا يُسَدِّدُهُNarrated Anas ibn Malik: 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 do5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3579لَنْ نَسْتَعْمِلَ أَوْ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ عَلَى عَمَلِنَا مَنْ أَرَادَهُAbu Buradah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: "We will never employ or we shall not employ (the narrator is doubtful) in our work one who wants it. "6 narrators