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(Book 36, Hadith 2) #36473
The Guidance of Angels in Judgement

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab judged a dispute between a Muslim and a Jew in favor of the Jew, who then praised Umar for his correct judgement. Umar then struck him with a whip and asked how he could be sure of his judgement, to which the Jew replied that there are two angels on either side of the judge guiding him to truth as long as he remains truthful.

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab had a dispute brought to him between a muslim and a jew. Umar saw that the right belonged to the jew and decided in his favour. The jew said to him, "By Allah! You have judged correctly'.' So Umar ibn al-Khattab struck him with a whip and said, "How can you be sure". The jew said to him, "We find that there is no judge who judges correctly but that there is an angel on his right side and an angel on his left side who guide him and give him success in the truth as long as he is with the truth. When he leaves the truth, they rise and leave him".
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، اخْتَصَمَ إِلَيْهِ مُسْلِمٌ وَيَهُودِيٌّ فَرَأَى عُمَرُ أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلْيَهُودِيِّ فَقَضَى لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ قَضَيْتَ بِالْحَقِّ ‏.‏ فَضَرَبَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِالدِّرَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْيَهُودِيُّ إِنَّا نَجِدُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ قَاضٍ يَقْضِي بِالْحَقِّ إِلاَّ كَانَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكٌ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ مَلَكٌ يُسَدِّدَانِهِ وَيُوَفِّقَانِهِ لِلْحَقِّ مَادَامَ مَعَ الْحَقِّ فَإِذَا تَرَكَ الْحَقَّ عَرَجَا وَتَرَكَاهُ
TOPICS
judgement  *  angels  *  truth  *  dispute  *  qadaa  *  malaikah  *  haqq  *  jidhal

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for justice and fairness no matter what situation you find yourself in; remain humble even if your decision turns out to be right; always seek truthfulness when making judgements.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of truthfulness when making judgements. It tells us that when judges make decisions based on truth, they are guided by two angels who help them make correct decisions. This hadith also teaches us that we should not be too proud or boastful about our decisions even if they turn out to be right because we do not know what will happen in the future. We should always strive for justice and fairness no matter what situation we find ourselves in.

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