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