He also cites the report in abridged form at two other places through the same chain, entitling it there: “Chapter: Judicial Rulings and Mutual Imprecation inside the Mosque.”

Mālik related the ḥadith from Ibn Shihāb with similar wording, and through Mālik it is recorded by al-Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, al-Dārimī, and Aḥmad—all of them from Mālik.

Al-Bukhārī further records, in muʿallaq form:
“ʿUmar carried out mutual imprecation at the Prophet’s pulpit, Shurayḥ, al-Shaʿbī, and Yaḥyā ibn Yaʿmur passed verdicts in the mosque, Marwān ruled against Zayd ibn Thābit—requiring an oath—at the pulpit, whereas al-Ḥasan and Zurārah ibn Abī Awfā would judge in the forecourt outside the mosque.”

Al-Ḥāfiẓ, in his commentary, supplies the continuous chains for these reports; the reader may consult them there, so we need not prolong the discussion. He then says:

“Ibn Baṭṭāl stated: A number of scholars deemed it recommended to adjudicate in the mosque. Mālik said: This is the longstanding practice, for in the mosque both women and the weak can reach the judge, whereas if he sat in his own house people might be prevented from accessing him. He added: This was also the position of Aḥmad and Isḥāq. Another group, however, found it objectionable. ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz wrote to al-Qāsim ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān: ‘Do not pass judgment in the mosque, for menstruating women and polytheists will come to you there.’ Al-Shāfiʿī said: For that reason I prefer that rulings be issued outside the mosque. Al-Karābīsī remarked: Some scholars disapproved of issuing judgments in …”