Asking for Din

The Gemara in בבא קמא says that when one is מוסר דין על חבירו, he asks for judgement against his friend, he is punished first. The Gemara goes on to say that this was learned from שרה אמנו. She was upset with Avraham that he elevated Hagar from maidservant to wife. She asked Avraham to have Hashem judge between Hagar and herself. The proof of the severity of asking for דין, judgement, is that there is a direct connection between this incident and Sara’s ultimate death. One must learn from this not to be judgmental of other people and to learn to give the benefit of the doubt. It is more than just a recommendation. Violating this could have very dire results.