Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever prophet or caliph Allah Almighty appointed, he had two confidants: one who commands him to good and urges him to it, and another who commands him to evil and urges him to it; and the protected one is he whom Allah Almighty protects."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20314
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is appointed caliph has two advisers."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20315
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever is appointed as a prophet or caliph has two advisers."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20316
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no prophet or governor but he has two advisers: one commands him to good and forbids him from evil, and the other spares no effort to corrupt him. Whoever is protected from their evil has been protected, and he is with whichever of the two prevails over him."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20317
Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever Allah appoints someone as a prophet or caliph, he has two ministers: one commands good and forbids evil, and the other spares no effort to corrupt him. Whoever is protected from the evil adviser has been protected."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20318
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you is put in charge of some work and Allah intends good for him, He grants him a righteous minister who reminds him if he forgets and helps him if he remembers."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20319
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah intends good for a ruler, He appoints for him a truthful minister who reminds him if he forgets and helps him if he remembers; and when He intends otherwise, He appoints for him an evil minister who does not remind him if he forgets and does not help him if he remembers."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20320
Khalid bin Ma'dan (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! What is hazm (prudence)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To consult a person of sound opinion, then to follow him."
(b) Abdullah bin Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! (and he mentioned) the like of it, except that in it are the words 'dha lubb' (a person of understanding).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20321
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one whose counsel is sought is entrusted."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20322
Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The one whose counsel is sought is entrusted."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20323
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever tells a lie about me, let him take his seat in Hell. Whoever's brother seeks his advice and he does not give him sound advice has betrayed him. And whoever gives a fatwa without proof, the sin is upon the one who gave the fatwa."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20324
Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It reached us that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not concern yourself with what does not concern you; keep away from your enemy; be on your guard against your friend, except the trustworthy one, for nothing equals the trustworthy one; do not befriend the wicked person, for he will teach you his wickedness; do not reveal your secret to him; and in matters of your religion, consult those who fear Allah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20325
Umar bin Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) said: My grandfather narrated to me that when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sat in his seat of judgement and two men came to him with a dispute, he would say to one: Go and call Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). And he would say to the other: Bring Talhah and al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) and a group of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he would say to the two disputants: Speak. Then he would turn to the people and say: What do you say? If their opinion agreed with his, he would pass judgement; otherwise he would look into it further. The two would then stand up and shake hands.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20326
Muhammad bin Zayd bin Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "He has not placed upon you any hardship in religion." [Surah al-Hajj: 78]
Then he said: Call for me a man from Banu Mudlij, for they are the (true) Arabs. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What does "haraj" mean among you? He said: Narrowness.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20327
Ubaydullah bin Abi Yazid heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he was asked about "haraj". He said: Is there anyone here from Hudhayl? A man said: I am. He said: In what sense do you use "haraj"? He said: A narrow thing. He said: Yes, that is it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20328
Abd al-Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him): Consult Tulayhah and Amr bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with them both) about fighting, but do not entrust any matter to them, for every craftsman knows his own craft best.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20329
Asim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Zirr bin Hubaysh (may Allah have mercy on him) was among the most eloquent of people in Arabic, and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to ask him about the Arabic language.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20330
Yusuf bin al-Majishun (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) said to us, when I, my nephew and my cousin, who were young boys, used to ask him about hadith: Do not look down on yourselves because of your young age. When a difficult matter came before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he would call the young men and consult them, seeking the sharpness of their minds.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20331
Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to seek counsel in matters, to the extent that he would even consult women; and sometimes, if he found something good, he would adopt it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20332
Ali bin Rabi'ah said: I came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "I am more suitable than my uncle; perhaps you would put me in his place." He said: "O my nephew, the opinion of an old man is better than the presence of a youth."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20333
Ali bin Rabi'ah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man came to him with his son as a substitute (for himself). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The opinion of an old man is better than the presence of a youth.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب آداب القاضي / 20334