Chapter. The reward of the judge for giving a verdict according to the best of his knowledge and whether his verdict was right (according to Allah or His Messenger’s verdict) or wrong (i.e., did not agree with the verdict of Allah and His Messenger).
Narrated `Amr bin Al-`As: That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If a judge gives a verdict according to the best of his knowledge and his verdict is correct (i.e. agrees with Allah and His Apostle's verdict) he will receive a double reward, and if he gives a verdict according to the best of his knowledge and his verdict is wrong, (i.e. against that of Allah and His Apostle) even then he will get a reward ."
Hadith Referenceصحيح البخاري / كتاب الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة / 7352
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