Prophet's judgment was falliable

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูŽุณู’ู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ููƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู‡ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฒูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุจูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ูŽุฉู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽ ู€ ุฑุถู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุง ู€ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ "โ€ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุจูŽุดูŽุฑูŒุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุชูŽุฎู’ุชูŽุตูู…ููˆู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ู‘ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุนูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ุจูŽุนู’ุถูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽูƒููˆู†ูŽ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุญูŽู†ูŽ ุจูุญูุฌู‘ูŽุชูู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุจูŽุนู’ุถู ููŽุฃูŽู‚ู’ุถููŠ ู†ูŽุญู’ูˆูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุนูุŒ ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุถูŽูŠู’ุชู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ุฃูŽุฎููŠู‡ู ุดูŽูŠู’ุฆู‹ุง ููŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุฃู’ุฎูุฐู’ู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ู„ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูุทู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฑู โ€"โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated Um Salama: Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) said, "I am only a human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a piece of Fire."

Sahih al-Bukhari 7169 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7169


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูุดูŽุงู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฒูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽุจูŽ ุจูู†ู’ุชู ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูู…ู‘ู ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ "โ€ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุจูŽุดูŽุฑูŒ ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุชูŽุฎู’ุชูŽุตูู…ููˆู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุนูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ุจูŽุนู’ุถูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽูƒููˆู†ูŽ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุญูŽู†ูŽ ุจูุญูุฌู‘ูŽุชูู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุจูŽุนู’ุถู ููŽุฃูŽู‚ู’ุถููŠูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู†ูŽุญู’ูˆู ู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ู…ูŽุนู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุถูŽูŠู’ุชู ู„ูŽู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ุฃูŽุฎููŠู‡ู ุจูุดูŽู‰ู’ุกู ููŽู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุฃู’ุฎูุฐู’ ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ุดูŽูŠู’ุฆู‹ุง ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุทูŽุนู ู„ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูุทู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฑู โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Umm Salamah reported the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) as saying: "I am only a human being, and you bring your disputes to me, some perhaps being more eloquent in their plea than others, so that I give judgement on their behalf according to what I hear from them. Therefore, whatever I decide for anyone which by right belongs to his brother, he must not take anything, for I am granting him only a portion of Hell.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3583 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3583


ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฅูุจู’ุฑูŽุงู‡ููŠู…ู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ููˆุณูŽู‰ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุงุฒููŠู‘ูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุนููŠุณูŽู‰ุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูุณูŽุงู…ูŽุฉูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฑูŽุงููุนูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุณูŽู…ูุนู’ุชู ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽ ุณูŽู„ูŽู…ูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุจูู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุฏููŠุซู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุฎู’ุชูŽุตูู…ูŽุงู†ู ูููŠ ู…ูŽูˆูŽุงุฑููŠุซูŽ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุดู’ูŠูŽุงุกูŽ ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฏูŽุฑูŽุณูŽุชู’ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ โ€ "โ€ ุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุถููŠ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุจูุฑูŽุฃู’ูŠููŠ ูููŠู…ูŽุง ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูู†ู’ุฒูŽู„ู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ู‘ูŽ ูููŠู‡ู โ€"โ€ โ€.โ€

Umm Salamah reported the Prophet (๏ทบ) as saying when two men were disputing over inheritance and old things: I only judge between you according to my opinion in matters concerning which no revelation has been sent down to me.

Sunan Abi Dawud 3585 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3585

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