Hadith 17

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 14: Judgments
Bulugh al-Maram 1413
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بنِ اَلزُّبَيْرِ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { قَضَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنَّ اَلْخَصْمَيْنِ يَقْعُدَانِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اَلْحَاكِمِ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ 1‏ .‏
'Abdullah bin az-Zubair (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled that the two opposing parties in a dispute should sit in front of the judge. [Reported by Abu Dawud. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].