سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
مقدمهIntroduction
باب الْفُتْيَا وَمَا فِيهِ مِنَ الشِّدَّةِ:Chapter: The Seriousness of Giving Religious Verdicts
Hadith 171
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ ظُهَيْرٍ، قَالَ: أَحْسَبُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: "قَدْ أَتَى عَلَيْنَا زَمَانٌ وَمَا نُسْأَلُ، وَمَا نَحْنُ هُنَاكَ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدَّرَ أَنْ بَلَغْتُ مَا تَرَوْنَ، فَإِذَا سُئِلْتُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ، فَانْظُرُوا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوهُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَفِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوهُ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، فَمَا أَجْمَعَ عَلَيْهِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيمَا أَجْمَعَ عَلَيْهِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، فَاجْتَهِدْ رَأْيَكَ، وَلَا تَقُلْ: إِنِّي أَخَافُ وَأَخْشَى، فَإِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ، فَدَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ" . .
Harith bin Zuhair said: I think that Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There was a time upon us when we did not ask any questions, as if we did not even exist in that era, and Allah Almighty decreed that now I have reached the state as you see. So when you are asked about any matter, seek it in the Book of Allah; if you do not find it in the Book of Allah, then seek it in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); and if you do not find it in the Sunnah of the Messenger, then look at what the Muslims have agreed upon; and if you do not find the matter in the consensus of the Muslims, then reflect and exercise ijtihad, and do not say, "I fear" or "I am afraid." Surely, the lawful is clear and the unlawful is also clear, and between the two are some doubtful matters, so leave that which is doubtful and adopt that which is certain.
