Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me as a messenger (i.e., governor). I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You are sending me, and I am a young man. I will be asked about judgments, and I do not understand what I will answer. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no other way; either I must go or you must go. Sayyiduna Ali says: I said, if there is no other way, then I will go. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You go and recite it before the people. Allah Almighty will keep your tongue firm. He will keep your heart steadfast upon guidance. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People will bring their cases to you. When two parties come to you, do not decide in favor of either party until you have heard the words of the other party, because this is more deserving that you will know who is upon the truth.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two women came to Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) disputing over a child. Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) gave judgment in favor of the older woman. When both of them left, Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) inquired, 'What decision did Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) give between you two?' Both women informed Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) about it. So Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, 'Bring me a knife.' (The narrator says: For the first time, I heard the word 'sikkeen' from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because we used the word 'madiyah' for a knife.) The younger woman asked, 'Why?' Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) said, 'I will divide this child between you both.' The younger woman said, 'Hand over this child to the older woman,' while the older woman said, 'Divide him between us.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So Sayyiduna Sulaiman (peace be upon him) gave judgment in favor of the younger woman. He said: 'If this was your son, you would not be pleased that he be cut into pieces.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you differ among yourselves regarding the road, then leave a space of seven cubits."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Two men claimed ownership of an animal. Each of them presented two witnesses, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) divided the animal equally between them.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When this verse was revealed: "Whether you disclose what is in your hearts or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it," the people became extremely distressed due to the revelation of this verse. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say, "We have heard and we obey, and we have submitted." So Allah placed faith in their hearts, and Allah revealed this verse: "The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers." In it are also these words (they say): "Our Lord! Do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake." So Allah said: I have done so. (And in it is also this supplication): "Our Lord, do not lay upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us." So the Lord said: I have done so.

Lady Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates from Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: I am a human being. You people bring your disputes to me. Sometimes, one of you may be more eloquent in presenting his case than the other, and I give a judgment in his favor based on what I hear. So, if I give someone a right that belongs to his brother, he should not accept it, for I have only cut out a piece of Hell for him.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "I am a human being. It is possible that one of you may be more eloquent in presenting his case than another, so if I give a judgment in his favor which actually belongs to his brother, then I have only cut out a piece of Hellfire for him."

Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "I am a human being. You people bring your disputes to me. It is possible that someone may present his case more eloquently than the other, so if I give a decision in someone's favor regarding something that actually belongs to his brother, then I have only cut out a piece of Hell for him."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a verdict on the basis of an oath along with one witness.

Alqamah bin Wa'il narrates from his father: A man from Hadhramaut and a man from Kindah came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The man from Hadhramaut said: O Messenger of Allah, this person has seized my land which belonged to my father. The man from Kindah said: That land is mine. It is in my possession. I have cultivated it. He has no right to that land. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asked the man from Hadhramaut: Do you have any proof? He replied: No. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Then you will have to take an oath. The other man said: He is a sinful person; he does not care on what matter he swears. He fears nothing. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: This is all you can get from him. The narrator states: When that man got ready to take the oath, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, after he left: If this person has sworn about this property in order to seize it unjustly, then when he will appear before Allah Almighty, Allah will turn away from him.