Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 23442
✧ Regarding the judge: what he should begin with in his judgment
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ
أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ: إِذَا جَاءَكَ شَيْءٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَاقْضِ بِهِ، وَلَا يَلْفِتَنَّكَ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالُ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَانْظُرْ سُنَّةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاقْضِ بِهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ أَمْرٌ [١]لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ [عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ] [٢]فَخُذْ بِهِ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةُ [٣]رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ، فَاخْتَرْ أَيَّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ شِئْتَ: إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَجْتَهِدَ بِرَأْيِكَ وَتَقَدَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَتَأَخَّرَ فَتَأَخَّرْ، وَلَا أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا لَكَ
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That 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to him: "If something comes to you in the Book of Allah, judge by it, and let men not divert you from it. If a matter comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah, look at the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and judge by it. If a matter comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah and there is no Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning it, look at what the people have agreed upon and adopt it. If something comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah, and there is no Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning it, and no one has spoken about it before you, then choose whichever of the two matters you wish: if you wish to strive with your opinion and advance, then advance; and if you wish to hold back, then hold back. I do not see holding back except as good for you."
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