It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and with him were two parties disputing with each other. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to me): 'Judge between them.' I said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, you are more entitled to that (position). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said (again): 'Judge between them.' I said: On what basis? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Exercise your judgement (ijtihad); if you are right, you will have ten good deeds, and if you err, you will have one good deed.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Kathir except Hafs, Muhammad bin al-Hasan is alone in narrating it, and this hadith is not narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 1583
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:رجاله رجال الصحيح
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