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What is said against judging (in religion) made on the basis of one's own opinion or by Qiyās(1) (without referring to the Qur'ān or the Sunna).

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Darussalam · Volume 9

96 - THE BOOK OF HOLDING FAST TOTHE QUR'AN AND THE SUNNA(legal ways of the Prophet ﷺ).

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الحديث: 7308 ¦ الجزء: 9 ¦ الصفحة: 100

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7308. Narrated Al-A'mash: I asked Abū Wā'il, “Did you witness the battle of Siffin between 'Alī and Mu'āwiya?” He said, “Yes,” and added, “Then I heard Sahl bin Hunaif saying, 'O people! Blame your personal opinions in your religion. No doubt, I remember myself on the day of =is not to be practised except if the judgement of the case is not found in the first three proofs, (a), (b) and (c). Abī Jandal ; if I had had the power to refuse the order of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, I would have refused it.(1) We have never put our swords on our shoulders to get involved in a situation that might have been horrible for us, but those swords brought us to victory and peace, except this present situation.' " Abū Wā'il said, "I witnessed the battle of Siffin, and how nasty Siffin was!" (See H. 3181)

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7308 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ، سَمِعْتُ الأَعْمَشَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ، هَلْ شَهِدْتَ صِفِّينَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ فَسَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ، يَقُولُ ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ: قَالَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّهِمُوا رَأْيَكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي يَوْمَ أَبِي جَنْدَلٍ، وَلَوْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَرُدَّ أَمْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ لَرَدَدْتُهُ، وَمَا وَضَعْنَا سُيُوفَنَا عَلَى عَوَاتِقِنَا إِلَى أَمْرٍ يُفْظِعُنَا، إِلَّا أَسْهَلْنَ بِنَا إِلَى أَمْرٍ نَعْرِفُهُ، غَيْرَ هَذَا الأَمْرِ»، قَالَ: وَقَالَ أَبُو وَائِلٍ «شَهِدْتُ صِفِّينَ وَبِئْسَتْ صِفُّونَ»

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