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Struggling For An Opinion When Passing Judgment

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Darussalam · Volume 4

23. THE BOOKOF JUDGMENTS

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الحديث: 3592 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 303

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3592. It was narrated from Al-Hārīth bin 'Amr, the nephew of Al- Mughīrah bin Shu'bah, from some of the people of Himş who were companions of Mu'ādḥ bin Jabal, that when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ wanted to send Mu'ādḥ to Yemen, he said: "How will you judge if a case is presented to you?" He said: "I will judge in accordance with the Book of Allāh." He said: "What if you do not find any (evidence) in the Book of Allāh?" He said: "Then in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." He said: "What if you do not find any (evidence) in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ or in the Book of Allāh?" He said: "Then I shall struggle to come to the best opinion and not spare any effort in doing so." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ struck him on the chest and said: "Praise be to Allāh Who has guided the envoy of the Messenger of Allāh to that which pleases the Messenger of Allāh." (Da'if)

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3592 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرِو ابْنِ أَخِي الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصٍ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ: «كَيْفَ تَقْضِي إِذَا عَرَضَ لَكَ قَضَاءٌ؟»، قَالَ: أَقْضِي بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ؟»، قَالَ: فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ: أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي، وَلَا آلُو فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدْرَهُ، وَقَالَ: «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ»،

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  1. 1

    [1] Al-Mā'idah 5:42.

  2. 2

    [2] Al-Mā'idah 5:48.

  3. 3

    [3] Al-Mā'idah 5:42.