اجْتَنِبَا الْمُعَامَلَاتِ، وَادْرَآ الْمُخَاصَمَاتِ، وَلَا تَحْضُرَانِي فِي الْمُحَاكَمَاتِ
Avoid dealings, ward off quarrels, and do not come before me with lawsuits.
Al-muʿāmalāt / al-mukhāṣamāt / al-muḥākamāt share prominent final sounds and the same feminine plural pattern. The judge’s warning progresses from transactions to disputes and then lawsuits.
The three nouns are not interchangeable. Their order sketches an escalation: an ill-managed dealing can lead to a quarrel, which then becomes litigation. Repetition gives the instruction memorability; the underlying practical argument is preventive.