Hadith 666

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّكَ تَبْعَثُنِي إِلَى قَوْمٍ هُمْ أَسَنُّ مِنِّي لِأَقْضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ ، قَالَ : " اذْهَبْ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى سَيُثَبِّتُ لِسَانَكَ ، وَيَهْدِي قَلْبَكَ " .
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen, I was young at that time. I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "You are sending me to a people among whom there are differences and disputes, and I have absolutely no knowledge of making judgments?" He said: "Allah will guide your tongue to the right path and will strengthen your heart." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after that, I never had any doubt in making decisions between two people.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 666
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