سنن ابي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الأقضية
The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah)
باب اجْتِهَادِ الرَّأْىِ فِي الْقَضَاءِ
Chapter: Struggling for an opinion when passing judgements.
Hadith 3592
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرِو أَخِي الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصَ ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ 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 اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي وَلَا آلُو ، فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدْرَهُ ، وَقَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ " .
Some companions of Muadh ibn Jabal said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to send Muadh ibn Jabal to the Yemen, he asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case arises? He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah's Book. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in Allah's Book? He replied: (I shall act) in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah's Book? He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah.
