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