مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب البيوع والأقضيةBook of Sales and Judgments
في القاضي ما ينبغي أن يبدأ به في قضائهWhat Is Best for a Judge to Begin With in Passing Judgement
Hadith 24494
٢٤٤٩٤ - حدثنا أبو بكر قال: حدثنا ابن عيينة عن (عبيد اللَّه) (١) بن أبي (يزيد) (٢) قال: كان ابن عباس إذا سئل عن الأمر، وكان في القرآن أخبر به، وإن لم يكن في القرآن فكان عن رسول اللَّه ﷺ، أخبر به، فإن لم يكن فعن أبي بكر وعمر ﵄ (٣)، فإن لم يكن قال: فيه برأيه (٤).
When something was asked of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and it was found in the Qur'an, he would inform about it; and if it was not in the Qur'an but was found in the Hadith of the Messenger, he would inform about that; and if it was not found in either, he would look into the statements of Hazrat Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); and if it was not found there either, then he would exercise his own judgment (ijtihad).
