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Musnad Ahmad 882 (Book 5, Hadith 311) #34537
The Importance of Listening Before Judging

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of listening to both sides of a dispute before making a judgement.

It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen. I said: O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to people who are older than me, and I am young and do not know how to judge. He put his hand on my chest and said: 'O Allah, make his tongue steadfast and guide his heart. O Ali, when two disputants sit before you, do not judge between them until you listen to the second one as you listened to the first. If you do that, the verdict will become clear to you"'.Ali said: I never got confused about any judgement after that or doubted a verdict after that.
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَبْعَثُنِي إِلَى قَوْمٍ أَسَنَّ مِنِّي وَأَنَا حَدِيثٌ لَا أُبْصِرُ الْقَضَاءَ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْ لِسَانَهُ وَاهْدِ قَلْبَهُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا جَلَسَ إِلَيْكَ الْخَصْمَانِ فَلَا تَقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ مِنْ الْآخَرِ كَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ الْأَوَّلِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ تَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الْقَضَاءُ قَالَ فَمَا اخْتَلَفَ عَلَيَّ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدُ أَوْ مَا أَشْكَلَ عَلَيَّ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدُ‏.‏
TOPICS
judgement  *  dispute  *  listening  *  verdict  *  qadhaa  *  yameen  *  hukm  *  sammaa

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Listen carefully before making judgements

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, Ali ibn Abi Talib narrates that the Prophet Muhammad sent him to Yemen and he was worried because he was young and did not know how to judge between two disputants. The Prophet then put his hand on Ali's chest and prayed for Allah to make his tongue steadfast and guide his heart. He then instructed Ali that when two people come before him with a dispute, he should listen carefully to both sides before making any judgement or verdict. After this, Ali never got confused about any judgement or doubted any verdict again. This hadith teaches us the importance of listening carefully to both sides in order for us to make an informed decision when judging between two disputants. It also shows us that we should always seek guidance from Allah in all matters so that we can make wise decisions without getting confused or doubting our own judgements.

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