Sunan Abu Dawud•Hadith 3591•The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
Chapter
The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
كتاب الأقضية
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ النَّحْوِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ { فَإِنْ جَاءُوكَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ } فَنُسِخَتْ قَالَ { فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ } .
English Translation
Ibn 'Abbas said:
The Qur'anic verse: "If they do come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere" was abrogated by the verse: "So judge between them by what Allah hath revealed."
Book
Sunan Abu Dawud
Hadith No.
3591
Author
Imam Abu Dawud al-Sijistani