لَا يَقْضِيَنَّ حَكَمٌ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ
A judge must not decide between two people while angry.
Source: البخاري ومسلم
لَا يَقْضِيَنَّ carries an emphatic prohibition: “must certainly not decide.” حَكَمٌ is the person judging, بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ means “between two people,” and وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ describes the judge’s state: “while angry.”
Anger may impair listening, comprehension, and impartial judgment. A judge should hear both sides and assess evidence with composure. The principle is also helpful in ordinary dispute resolution, while the narration’s immediate wording addresses adjudication.