Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 93: Judgments (Ahkaam)
كتاب الأحكام
84 hadith in this book
1“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those of you who are in authority…”بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ}2The rulers from the Quraishباب الأُمَرَاءُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ3The reward of judging according to Al-Hikmahباب أَجْرِ مَنْ قَضَى بِالْحِكْمَةِ4To listen to and obey the Imamباب السَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لِلإِمَامِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ مَعْصِيَةً5Allah will surely help him in ruling who….باب مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلِ الإِمَارَةَ أَعَانَهُ اللَّهُ6He who seeks to be a ruler will be held responsibleباب مَنْ سَأَلَ الإِمَارَةَ وُكِلَ إِلَيْهَا7What is disliked regarding the authority of rulingباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ8The ruler not ruling in an honest mannerباب مَنِ اسْتُرْعِيَ رَعِيَّةً فَلَمْ يَنْصَحْ9Causing people troubles and difficultiesباب مَنْ شَاقَّ شَقَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ10To give judgements and legal opinions on the roadباب الْقَضَاءِ وَالْفُتْيَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ11There was no gatekeeper for the Prophet (ﷺ)باب مَا ذُكِرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَوَّابٌ12A governor can sentence to death a person without consulting the Imamباب الْحَاكِمِ يَحْكُمُ بِالْقَتْلِ عَلَى مَنْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ دُونَ الإِمَامِ الَّذِي فَوْقَهُ13Can a judge give a judgement in an angry mood?باب هَلْ يَقْضِي الْحَاكِمُ أَوْ يُفْتِي وَهْوَ غَضْبَانُ14A judge can give judgements for the people according to his knowledgeبَابُ مَنْ رَأَى لِلْقَاضِي أَنْ يَحْكُمَ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي أَمْرِ النَّاسِ إِذَا لَمْ يَخَفِ الظُّنُونَ وَالتُّهَمَةَ15To bear witness as to the writer of a stamped letter; and the letter of a ruler to a governor, and of a judge to a judgeباب الشَّهَادَةِ عَلَى الْخَطِّ الْمَخْتُومِ17The salaries of rulers and those employed to administer the fundsباب رِزْقِ الْحُكَّامِ وَالْعَامِلِينِ عَلَيْهَا18Whoever gave judgements of Li'an in the mosqueباب مَنْ قَضَى وَلاَعَنَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ19Passing judgement in the mosque and ordering the punishment outside the Mosqueبَابُ مَنْ حَكَمَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَى عَلَى حَدٍّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَيُقَامَ20The advice of the Imam to the litigantsباب مَوْعِظَةِ الإِمَامِ لِلْخُصُومِ21If a judge has to witness in favour of a litigantباب الشَّهَادَةِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الْحَاكِمِ فِي وِلاَيَتِهِ الْقَضَاءِ أَوْ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ لِلْخَصْمِ22The order of the Wali sending two Amir to one placeباب أَمْرِ الْوَالِي إِذَا وَجَّهَ أَمِيرَيْنِ إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ أَنْ يَتَطَاوَعَا وَلاَ يَتَعَاصَيَا23The ruler’s acceptance of invitationباب إِجَابَةِ الْحَاكِمِ الدَّعْوَةَ24The gifts taken by the employeesباب هَدَايَا الْعُمَّالِ25To appoint the Maula as judges and officialsباب اسْتِقْضَاءِ الْمَوَالِي وَاسْتِعْمَالِهِمْ26‘Urafa appointed to look after the peopleباب الْعُرَفَاءِ لِلنَّاسِ27Praising the Sultan and saying differently after leaving himباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ ثَنَاءِ السُّلْطَانِ، وَإِذَا خَرَجَ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ28Judgement against an absent personباب الْقَضَاءِ عَلَى الْغَائِبِ29Whoever is given the right of his brother through a judicial decisionبَابُ مَنْ قُضِيَ لَهُ بِحَقِّ أَخِيهِ فَلاَ يَأْخُذْهُ، فَإِنَّ قَضَاءَ الْحَاكِمِ لاَ يُحِلُّ حَرَامًا وَلاَ يُحَرِّمُ حَلاَلاً30Judgement regarding cases involving wells, etc.باب الْحُكْمِ فِي الْبِئْرِ وَنَحْوِهَا31To judge cases involving wealthباب الْقَضَاءِ فِي كَثِيرِ الْمَالِ وَقَلِيلِهِ32Selling people’s estates by the ruler on their behalfباب بَيْعِ الإِمَامِ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَضِيَاعَهُمْ33Slanders made by ignorant people against the Amirsباب مَنْ لَمْ يَكْتَرِثْ بِطَعْنِ مَنْ لاَ يَعْلَمُ فِي الأُمَرَاءِ حَدِيثًا34The most quarrelsome person of the opponentsباب الأَلَدِّ الْخَصِمِ35If a judge passes an unjust judgementباب إِذَا قَضَى الْحَاكِمُ بِجَوْرٍ أَوْ خِلاَفِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فَهْوَ رَدٌّ36The Imam going to establish peace among peopleباب الإِمَامِ يَأْتِي قَوْمًا فَيُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهُمْ37It is desirable that a scribe should be honest and wiseباب يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْكَاتِبِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِينًا عَاقِلاً38The writing of a letter by the ruler to representatives and by judge to workersباب كِتَابِ الْحَاكِمِ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ، وَالْقَاضِي إِلَى أُمَنَائِهِ39To send one man only to manage certain affairsباب هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِلْحَاكِمِ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ رَجُلاً وَحْدَهُ لِلنَّظَرِ فِي الأُمُورِ40The translators of a rulerباب تَرْجَمَةِ الْحُكَّامِ، وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ تُرْجُمَانٌ وَاحِدٌ41The ruler calling his employees to accountباب مُحَاسَبَةِ الإِمَامِ عُمَّالَهُ42The courtiers and advisers of the Imamباب بِطَانَةِ الإِمَامِ وَأَهْلِ مَشُورَتِهِ43How do the people give the Bai'a to the Imamباب كَيْفَ يُبَايِعُ الإِمَامُ النَّاسَ44Whosoever gave the Bai'a twiceباب مَنْ بَايَعَ مَرَّتَيْنِ45The giving of the Bai'a by the bedouinsباب بَيْعَةِ الأَعْرَابِ46The Bai'a of a childباب بَيْعَةِ الصَّغِيرِ47Whoever gave the Bai'a and then cancelled itباب مَنْ بَايَعَ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَالَ الْبَيْعَةَ48The person who gives Bai'a just for worldly benefitsباب مَنْ بَايَعَ رَجُلاً لاَ يُبَايِعُهُ إِلاَّ لِلدُّنْيَا49The Bai'a given by womenباب بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ50Whoever violates a Bai'aباب مَنْ نَكَثَ بَيْعَةً51The appointment of a caliphباب الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ51.1Chapter 51.1باب52The expulsion of quarrelsome people from housesباب إِخْرَاجِ الْخُصُومِ وَأَهْلِ الرِّيَبِ مِنَ الْبُيُوتِ بَعْدَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ53To forbid the criminals and sinners to talk to or visit the rulerبَابُ هَلْ لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يَمْنَعَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَأَهْلَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ مِنَ الْكَلاَمِ مَعَهُ وَالزِّيَارَةِ وَنَحْوِهِ
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