سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
مقدمهIntroduction
باب الْفُتْيَا وَمَا فِيهِ مِنَ الشِّدَّةِ:Chapter: The Seriousness of Giving Religious Verdicts
Hadith 169
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ: أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: "إِنْ جَاءَكَ شَيْءٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَاقْضِ بِهِ وَلَا تَلْفِتْكَ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالُ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَانْظُرْ سُنَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاقْضِ بِهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَانْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَخُذْ بِهِ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ، فَاخْتَرْ أَيَّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ شِئْتَ: إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَجْتَهِدَ بِرَأْيَكَ ثُمَّ تُقَدَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَتَأَخَّرَ، فَتَأَخَّرْ، وَلَا أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا لَكَ".
It is narrated from Qadi Shurayh that Sayyiduna Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to him: If a matter comes to you which is found in the Noble Qur'an, then decide according to it, and do not turn to people's (opinions). And if a matter comes to you which is not in the Book of Allah, then look to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and decide according to it. And if such a matter comes before you in which there is no guidance in the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, then look at the consensus of the people regarding it and adopt that. And if an issue arises which is neither in the Book of Allah, nor in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, nor has anyone before you said anything about it, then choose one of two things: if you wish, exercise ijtihad and express your opinion, and if you wish, refrain. And I consider refraining to be better for you.
