Sahih al-Bukhari 6525

It is related that Abu Hurayra and Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "A bedouin came and said, 'Messenger of Allah, judge between us by the Book of Allah.' His opponent stood up and said, 'He speaks the truth. Judge between us by the Book of Allah.' The bedouin said, 'My son works for this man and he committed fornication with his wife. They said to me, "Your son must be stoned," and so I ransomed my son with a hundred sheep and a slave-girl. Then I asked the people of knowledge and they said, "Your son must receive a hundred lashes and be exiled for a year."' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I will judge between the two of you by the Book of Allah. The slave-girl and sheep must be returned to you and your son must receive a hundred lashes and be exiled for a year. Unays,' he said to a man, 'go to the wife of this man and stone her [if she confesses].' So Unays went and stoned her." XL. Rulers' translators. Is it permitted to have only one translator? Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded Zayd ibn Thabit to learn the writing of the Jews. He said, "I would write letters for the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I read their letters which they wrote to him." 'Umar said in the presence of 'Ali, 'Abdur-Rahman and 'Uthman, "What is this woman saying?" 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Hatib said, "She is telling you about her companion who fornicated with her." Abu Jamra said, "I used to act as interpreter between Ibn 'Abbas and people." Some people* said, "The ruler should have two interpreters." [*The commentators say that this refers to Muhammad ibn al-Hasan and ash-Shafi'i, and those who said that one was adequate were Abu Hanifa and Ahmad ibn Hanbal (although another transmission from him says that there must be two.) It is transmitted from Malik that one reliable and trustworthy one is allowed, but two is preferable.]