أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ ظُهَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ أَتَی عَلَيْنَا حِينٌ وَلَسْنَا نَقْضِي وَلَسْنَا هُنَالِکَ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدَّرَ أَنْ بَلَغْنَا مَا تَرَوْنَ فَمَنْ عَرَضَ لَهُ قَضَائٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَلْيَقْضِ فِيهِ بِمَا فِي کِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ جَائَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي کِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَی بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ فَإِنْ جَائَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي کِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَقْضِ بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَی بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ وَلَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُکُمْ إِنِّي أَخَافُ وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ فَإِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ وَبَيْنَ ذَلِکَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ فَدَعْ مَا يَرِيبُکَ إِلَی مَا لَا يَرِيبُکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5413
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud said: “There was a time when we did not pass so many judgments, but now that time is over. Now Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has decreed that we reach a time when, as you see, (we are asked to pass many judgments). Whoever among you is asked to pass a judgment after this day, let him pass judgment according to what is in the Book of Allah. If he is faced with a matter that is not mentioned in the Book of Allah,let him pass judgment according to e way His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed If he is faced with a matter that is not mentioned in the Book of Allah, and concerning which His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم did not pass judgmeflt then let him pass judgment according to the way the righteous passed judgment. And let him not say ‘I am afraid, I am afraid.’ For what which is lawful is I clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between them are matters which are not as clear. Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020