Narrated '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)]. (DE)
Reference (DE): Bulugh al-Maram 1413 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 14, Hadith 17 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 14, Hadith 1413 (DE)