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سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب ولاية العصبةBook of Agnatic Guardianship ('Asabah)
بَابُ قَوْلِ عُمَرَ فِي الْجَدِّChapter on Umar's statement regarding the grandfather
Hadith 1239
اُردوEn
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، " أُتِيَ فِي فَرِيضَةٍ فَفَرَضَهَا، فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الْعَامِ الْقَابِلِ شَهِدْتُهُ أُتِيَ فِي تِلْكَ الْفَرِيضَةِ فَفَرَضَهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: شَهِدْتُكَ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ فَرَضْتَهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: تِلْكَ عَلَى مَا فَرَضْنَا، وَهَذِهِ عَلَى مَا فَرَضْنَا "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked about a certain issue, so he gave a particular ruling. Then, the following year, he gave a different ruling on the same issue. When he was asked about this, he said: "The first decision was for that time, and this decision is for now."
Brief Explanation
Simak bin al-Fadl is a disputed narrator; some have declared him weak, but if his narration is supported by corroborating reports (mutaba‘at), it is accepted. Mas‘ud bin al-Hakam is a Tabi‘i; this narration is known only through this chain, and his authentication is limited. There is some weakness in the chain (especially due to Simak and Mas‘ud), but the text is strong in meaning within its historical and ijtihadi (juristic reasoning) context.
