Hadith #51
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرٌ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ حَكَمٍ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ النَّاس
ِ إِلَّا حُبِسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَلَكٌ آخِذٌ بِقَفَاهُ حَتَّى يَقِفَهُ عَلَى جَهَنَّمَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنْ قَالَ الْخَطَأَ أَلْقَاهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ يَهْوِي أَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Yahya, from Mujalid, from 'Amir, from Masruq — he said [once or twice]: from the Prophet ﷺ — 'Every judge who judges between people will be detained on the Day of Resurrection with an angel holding him by the back of his neck, until he is brought to stand over Jahannam. He will then raise his head toward Allah (عز وجل); if he judged wrongly, he will be thrown into Jahannam to fall for forty autumns.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 51
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3889
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40279