1541 - قُضاةُ الحقّ‏

1541. JUST JUDGES

5293.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أعدَلُ الخَلقِ أقضاهُم بِالحَقِّ .¹

5293.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The most just of creation is he who is the most best in judging according to the truth.' ²

5294.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : خَيرُ النّاسِ قُضاةُ الحَقِّ .³

5294.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The best of people are the judges of truth.' ⁴

1540 - أصنافُ القُضاةِ

1540. TYPES OF JUDGES

5292.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : القُضاةُ أربَعةٌ : ثلاثةٌ في النارِ وواحِدٌ في الجَنَّةِ : رجُلٌ قَضى‏ بجَورٍ وهُو يَعلَمُ فهُو في النارِ ، ورَجُلٌ قَضى‏ بجَورٍ وهو لا يَعلَمُ فهُو في النارِ ، ورجلٌ قَضى‏ بالحَقِّ وهُو لا يَعلَمُ فهُو في النارِ ، ورجُلٌ قَضى‏ بالحَقِّ وهو يَعلَمُ فهُو في الجَنَّةِ .¹

5292.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Judges are of four types, three of them are in the Hellfire, and one in Heaven: a person who knowingly judges wrongfully is in the Hellfire; a person who unknowingly judges wrongfully is in the Hellfire; a person who unknowingly judges with truth is in the Hellfire; and a person who knowingly judges with truth is in Heaven.' ²