Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever is appointed as a judge over the people, it is as if he has been slaughtered without a knife.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated once or twice that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever is a ruler and judges between people, on the Day of Resurrection he will be stopped, and an angel will seize him by the neck and bring him very close to Hell. Then that angel will raise his head and look towards Allah Almighty. If Allah Almighty commands,“Throw him,”then the angel will throw him into Hell, and he will keep falling for forty years.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a judge makes a decision, the hand of Allah Almighty is with him, and likewise, when a person distributes wealth, the hand of Allah Almighty is with him (that is, as long as they continue to act justly).

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know who are the people who will hasten towards the shade of Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection? The people said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They are those who, when the truth reaches them, accept it; and when the truth is asked from them, they spend it; and when they judge for the people, they judge as if they are judging for themselves.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who are just in this world will be seated upon pulpits of pearls before Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection, because they acted with justice in the world.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Those who act justly will be on pulpits of light at the right side of Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection, while both of Allah Almighty’s hands are right. These are the people who are just in their judgments, towards their families, and regarding those under their authority and subordinates.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to judge between people. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I cannot judge well. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty is with the judge as long as he does not commit injustice.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah Almighty curses the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah cursed the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The curse of Allah is upon the one who gives a bribe and the one who takes it.