مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الفضائلBook of Virtues
فضائل علي بن أبي طالب ﵁Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
Hadith 34239
٣٤٢٣٩ - حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن عمرو بن مرة عن أبي البختري عن علي قال: بعثني رسول اللَّه ﷺ إلى أهل اليمن لأقضي بينهم، فقلت: يا رسول اللَّه إني لا علم لي بالقضاء، قال: فضرب بيده على صدري فقال: "اللهم اهد قلبه وسدد لسانه"، فما شككت في قضاء بين اثنين حتى جلست مجلسي هذا (١).
Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to send me to the people of Yemen so that I could judge between them. So I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! I do not know anything about judging. He (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) struck his hand on my chest and supplicated: O Allah! Grant guidance to his heart, and make his tongue straight. After that, I never doubted in making a decision between two people, until today as I am sitting in this place.
