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Sahih Muslim 1716a

He heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: When a judge gives a decision, having tried his best to decide correctly and is right, there are two rewards for him; and if…

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ الْهَادِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا حَكَمَ الْحَاكِمُ فَاجْتَهَدَ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ. وَإِذَا حَكَمَ فَاجْتَهَدَ ثُمَّ أَخْطَأَ فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ»

He heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: When a judge gives a decision, having tried his best to decide correctly and is right, there are two rewards for him; and if he gave a judgment after having tried his best (to arrive at a correct decision) but erred, there is one reward for him.

আবূ বাকর ইবনু আবূ শায়বাহ, মুহাম্মাদ ইবনুল মুসান্না ও ইবনু বাশশার, ইবনুল মুসান্না (রহঃ) ..... উভয়ে মানসূর (রহঃ) থেকে একই সানাদে হাদীসটি বর্ণনা করেছেন। তবে শুবাহ (রহঃ) ইয়াহইয়া আল আ'রাজ (রহঃ) থেকে বর্ণনা করেছেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১৫৮৬, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

شعبہ اور سفیان دونوں نے منصور سے اسی سابقہ سند کے ساتھ حدیث بیان کی ، البتہ شعبہ کی روایت میں ہے : " ابو یحییٰ الاعرج سے روایت ہے " ( انھوں نے ابو یحییٰ کے ساتھ ان کے لقب الاعرج کا بھی ذکر کیا ہے)

{….} Bize, bu hadîsi Ebû Bekir b. Ebî Şeybe ile Muhammedü'bnü'l -Müsennâ ve İbni Beşşâr da toptan Muhammed b. Ca'fer'den, o da Şu'be'-den naklen rivayet ettiler. H. Bize İbnü'l - Müsennâ dahî rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Yahya b. Saîd rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize, Süfyân rivayet etti. Bunların ikisi birden Mansûr'dan bu isnâdla rivayet etmişlerdir. Şu'be'nin rivayetinde : «Ebû Yahye'l-A'racdan...» kaydı da vardır

Sahih Muslim 1716a, Book 30, The Book of Judicial Decisions, Hadith 18. 1 min read

What it means

This Hadīth points out that if a judge tries his best concerning a certain case until he reaches what he thinks is the right decision, and then he gives his ruling accordingly, he will have a double reward if his ruling is sound and correct, and conforms to what is willed by Allah, the Almighty, from His rulings. One reward is for his effort and keenness and the other for reaching the right decision. However, if he makes his best effort and does not reach a correct ruling, he will have a single reward for his diligence.

Indeed, the effort exerted in pursuit of the truth is in itself an act of worship. A judge who earnestly endeavors to reach the correct decision does not incur a sin if he makes a wrong one, provided that he is knowledgeable and qualified for this endeavor.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Yahya an-NaysaburiTold us, Fourth generation, died 226 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Aziz ad-DarawardiInformed us, Third generation, died 182 AH
  4. 4Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn UsamahFrom, Successor, died 139 AH
  5. 5Muhammad ibn Ibrahim at-TaymiFrom, Successor, died 119 AH
  6. 6Busr ibn SaidFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  7. 7Abd ar-Rahman ibn ThabitFrom, Successor, died 54 AH
  8. 8Amr ibn al-AsFrom, Companion, died 42 AH

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