حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَخْنَسِيِّ عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ وَالْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ جُعِلَ قَاضِيًا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فَقَدْ ذُبِحَ بِغَيْرِ سِکِّينٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3572
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who has been appointed a judge among the people has been killed without a knife.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020