كتاب آداب القضاة
49  
The Book of the Etiquette of Judges
(35)
Chapter: Passing Judgment When There is no Evidence
(35)
باب الْقَضَاءِ فِيمَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ ‏‏
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5424
It was narrated from Abu Musa:
That two men referred a dispute to the Prophet [SAW] concerning an animal, and neither of them had any evidence, so he ruled that it be shared equally between them.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي دَابَّةٍ لَيْسَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَضَى بِهَا بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَيْنِ ‏.‏
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5424
In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 46
English translation : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5426