Jami at-Tirmidhi 1323
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 15: The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allah · What Has Been Related From The Messenger of Allah About The Judge
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu Alayhi wa sallam) said:
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ سَأَلَ الْقَضَاءَ وُكِلَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أُجْبِرَ عَلَيْهِ يُنْزِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكًا فَيُسَدِّدُهُ " .
"Whoever asks for a position as a judge, then he left on his own. And whoever is forced onto it, Allah sends an angel down to him so that he can be correct." (Daif)