Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "On the Day of Resurrection, the just judge will be called and he will be held to account with such severity that he will wish he had never decided between two people in his entire life."

Abdullah bin Wahb narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "You go, you are the judge." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) submitted: "O Commander of the Faithful, will you not excuse me from this?" Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You go and judge between the people." He requested: "O Commander of the Faithful, will you not excuse me from this?" Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I am insisting that you go and judge." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) submitted: "Do not be hasty. I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'Whoever seeks Allah's protection, he seeks the protection of One whose protection is to be sought.'" Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Alright." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Then I seek Allah's protection from becoming a judge." Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Why do you not do so, while your father used to give judgments?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'Whoever is a judge and gives a verdict without knowledge will be among the people of Hell, and whoever is a judge and gives a verdict according to oppression will be among the people of Hell, and whoever is a judge, is knowledgeable, and gives a verdict with truth (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) and with justice, even he (on the Day of Resurrection) will wish that he had been left alone on equal footing.'" (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:) "So after this, what hope can I have?"

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Ibn Wahb is Abdullah bin Wahb bin Aswad Qurashi, who was from Madinah Munawwarah. Ibn Shihab Zuhri has narrated traditions from him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: There was a tribe called Qurayzah and a tribe called Nadir. The Nadir tribe was considered more honorable than the Qurayzah tribe. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When someone from Banu Qurayzah killed someone from Banu Nadir, he would be killed in retaliation. But when someone from Banu Nadir killed someone from Banu Qurayzah, he would pay one hundred wasq of dates as blood money. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, a man from Banu Nadir killed a man from Banu Qurayzah. The people said: Hand him over to us so that we may also kill him. They said: The decision between us and you will be made by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then they came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and regarding this, the following verse was revealed: "If you judge, judge between them with justice." Here, justice means: a life for a life. Then this verse was revealed: "Do they seek the judgment of the time of ignorance?"

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the emigrants from Abyssinia returned to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Tell us about any astonishing thing you saw in the land of Abyssinia. So some of the young men among them said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! Once we were sitting, and during that time an old woman passed by us. She was carrying a water jug on her head. As she passed by a young man from among the Abyssinians, that young man placed one of his hands between her shoulders and made her fall on her knees. Her jug broke. Then the woman stood up, turned towards that young man, and said: O wretched one, soon you will know! When Allah, the Exalted, will set up the Throne and gather all the first and the last, on that day hands and feet will speak about what they used to do. At that time, you will know about my and your matter. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. How can Allah purify a people among whom the weak are not taken to account from the strong?

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "How can that nation be purified in which the weak are not able to take their right from the strong?"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a judge makes a decision by exerting effort (ijtihad) and is correct, he receives two rewards, and when he makes a decision by exerting effort and makes a mistake, he receives one reward."

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Mu'ammar has narrated this same narration from Thawri as a musnad narration.

Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When a judge exercises ijtihad (independent reasoning) while making a decision and gives a correct verdict, he receives two rewards, and when he exercises ijtihad and makes a mistake, he receives one reward."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is with the judge as long as he does not commit injustice."

Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr narrates from his father that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "No judge should decide between two people while he is angry."

Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr narrates from his father that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "No judge should decide between two people while he is angry."