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Sunan an-Nasai — The Book of the Etiquette of Judges

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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرٍو. ح، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَلَى يَمِينِ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَعْدِلُونَ فِي حُكْمِهِمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ وَمَا وَلُوا . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ:‏‏‏‏ وَكِلْتَا يَدَيْهِ يَمِينٌ .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As that: The Prophet [SAW] said: Those who are just and fair will be with Allah, Most High, on thrones of light, at the right hand of the Most Merciful, those who are just in their rulings and in their dealings with their families and those of whom they are in charge. Muhammad (one of the narrators) said in his Hadith: And both of His hands are right hands.

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَبِيبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ فِي عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ فِي خَلَاءٍ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلَانِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا. فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَا تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا صَنَعَتْ يَمِينُهُ .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that : The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: There are seven whom Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will shade with His shade on the Day of Resurrection, the Day when there will be no shade but His: A just ruler, a young man who grows up worshipping Allah, the Mighty and Sublime; a man who remembers Allah when he is alone and his eyes flow (with tears); a man whose heart is attached to the Masjid; two men who love each other for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime; a man who is called (to commit sin) by a woman of high status and beauty, but he says: 'I fear Allah'; and a man who gives charity and conceals it, so that his left hand does not know what his right hand is doing.

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذَا حَكَمَ الْحَاكِمُ فَاجْتَهَدَ فَأَصَابَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِذَا اجْتَهَدَ فَأَخْطَأَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ .

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'If a judge passes judgment and strives to reach the right conclusion and gets it right, he will have two rewards; if he strives to reach the right conclusion but gets it wrong, he will still have one reward.

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَانِي نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ اذْهَبْ مَعَنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّ لَنَا حَاجَةً فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ اسْتَعِنْ بِنَا فِي عَمَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى:‏‏‏‏ فَاعْتَذَرْتُ مِمَّا قَالُوا،‏‏‏‏ وَأَخْبَرْتُ أَنِّي لَا أَدْرِي مَا حَاجَتُهُمْ فَصَدَّقَنِي،‏‏‏‏ وَعَذَرَنِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّا لَا نَسْتَعِينُ فِي عَمَلِنَا بِمَنْ سَأَلَنَا .

It was narrated that Abu Musa said: Some people from among the Ash'aris came to me and said: 'Go with us to the Messenger of Allah [SAW], for we have something to ask him.' So I went with them, and they said: 'O Messenger of Allah, use us to do your work.' Abu Musa said: I apologized for what they said, and I told him that I did not know what they were going to ask. He believed me and excused me, and said: 'We do not appoint for our work anyone who asks for that.'

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يُحَدِّثُ:‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا تَسْتَعْمِلُنِي كَمَا اسْتَعْمَلْتَ فُلَانًا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّكُمْسَتَلْقَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَوْنِي عَلَى الْحَوْضِ .

It was narrated from Usaid bin Hudair that: A man from among the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said: Will you not appoint me as you appointed so-and-so? He said: You will encounter selfishness after I am gone, so be patient until you meet me at the cistern (Al-Hawd).

أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ. ح، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَسْأَلِ الْإِمَارَةَ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وُكِلْتَ إِلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ أُعْطِيتَهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ أُعِنْتَ عَلَيْهَا .

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Do not ask for governorship. For if it is given to you because of asking, you will be left to your own devices, but if it is given to you without asking, you will be helped (by Allah).'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّكُمْ سَتَحْرِصُونَ عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ نَدَامَةً وَحَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنِعْمَتِ الْمُرْضِعَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَبِئْسَتِ الْفَاطِمَةُ .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that : The Prophet [SAW] said: You will be keen for governorship but it will be regret and loss on the Day of Resurrection. What a good position it is when they are alive, but how miserable their state when they die (and leave it behind).

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:‏‏‏‏ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا،‏‏‏‏ فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ:‏‏‏‏ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الْآيَةُ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ سورة الحجرات آية 1 - 5 .

Abdullah bin Az-Zubair narrated that: A group from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet [SAW]. Abu Bakr said: Appoint Al-Qa'qa' bin Ma'bad (as commander or governor), and 'Umar said: No, (appoint) Al-Aqra' bin Habis. They argued until they began to raise their voices, then the words were revealed: O you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger... until the end of the Verse: And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them.

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ هَانِئٍ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ سَمِعَهُ وَهُمْ يَكْنُونَ هَانِئًا أَبَا الْحَكَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلِمَ تُكَنَّى أَبَا الْحَكَمِ ؟ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَضِيَ كِلَا الْفَرِيقَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا أَحْسَنَ مِنْ هَذَا،‏‏‏‏ فَمَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوُلْدِ ؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ لِي:‏‏‏‏ شُرَيْحٌ،‏‏‏‏ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُسْلِمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ شُرَيْحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ ،‏‏‏‏ فَدَعَا لَهُ وَلِوَلَدِهِ.

It was narrated from Shuraih bin Hani' from his father, that: When he came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he heard them calling Hani' by the nickname of Abu Al-Hakam, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] called him and said to him: Allah is Al-Hakam (the Judge) and judgment is His. Why are you known as Abu Al-Hakam? He said: If my people differ concerning something, they come to me, and I pass judgment among them, and both sides accept it. He said: How good this is. Do you have any children? He said: I have Shuraih, and 'Abdullah, and Muslim. He said: Who is the eldest of them? He said: Shuraih. He said: Then you are Abu Shuraih, and he supplicated for him and his son.

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَصَمَنِي اللَّهُ بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا هَلَكَ كِسْرَى قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنِ اسْتَخْلَفُوا ؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ بِنْتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَنْ يُفْلِحَ قَوْمٌ وَلَّوْا أَمْرَهُمُ امْرَأَةً .

It was narrated that Abu Bakrah said: Allah protected me with something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. When Chosroes died, he said: 'Whom have they appointed as his successor?' They said: 'His daughter.' He said: 'No people will ever prosper who entrust their leadership to a woman.'

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَدَاةَ النَّحْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَرْكَبَ إِلَّا مُعْتَرِضًا أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ،‏‏‏‏ حُجِّي عَنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ قَضَيْتِيهِ .

It was narrated from Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas that: He was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW] on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, when a woman from Khath'am came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man and cannot ride unless he is tied crossways on a mount; can I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said: Yes, perform Hajj on his behalf, for if he owed a debt you would pay it off for him.

أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ. ح، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَخْبَرَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ اسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْفَضْلُ رَدِيفُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَسْتَوِيَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ فَهَلْ يُجْزِئُ ؟ قَالَ مَحْمُودٌ:‏‏‏‏ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ:‏‏‏‏ وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ مَا ذَكَرَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ.

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Yasar that Ibn 'Abbas told him: A woman from Khath'am asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW] a question when Al-Fadl was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, he cannot sit upright in the saddle. Will it suffice if I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'

قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ:‏‏‏‏ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ تَسْتَفْتِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَثْبُتَ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ،‏‏‏‏ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ ،‏‏‏‏ وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW] when a woman from Khath'am came to ask him a question. Al-Fadl started looking at her, and she at him, and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] turned the face of Al-Fadl the other way. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, and he cannot sit firmly in the saddle; can I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.' That was during the Farewell Pilgrimage.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ خَثْعَمَ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْحَجِّ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا لَا يَسْتَوِي عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ،‏‏‏‏ فَهَلْ يَقْضِي عَنْهُ أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَخَذَ الْفَضْلُ يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَيْهَا،‏‏‏‏ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً حَسْنَاءَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْفَضْلَ فَحَوَّلَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ.

It was narrated from Ibn Shihab that Sulaiman bin Yasar told him that Ibn 'Abbas told him that: A woman from Khath'am said: O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man, and he cannot sit upright in the saddle. Will it discharge his duty if I perform Hajj on his behalf? The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to her: Yes. Al-Fadl starting turning toward her, for she was a beautiful woman, and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side.

أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ أَبِي أَدْرَكَهُ الْحَجُّ وَهُوَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ شَدَدْتُهُ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَمُوتَ،‏‏‏‏ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَفَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَكَانَ مُجْزِئًا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ .

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that: A man asked the Messenger of Allah [SAW]: The (command to perform) Hajj has come while my father is an old man and cannot sit firmly in the saddle, and if I tie him, I fear that he may die. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said: Do you think that if he owed a debt you would pay it off for him? He said: Yes. He said: Then perform Hajj on behalf of your father.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ أُمِّي عَجُوزٌ كَبِيرَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنْ حَمَلْتُهَا لَمْ تَسْتَمْسِكْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ رَبَطْتُهَا خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكَ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتَ قَاضِيَهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَحُجَّ عَنْ أُمِّكَ .

It was narrated from Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas, that: He was riding behind the Messenger of Allah [SAW], when a man came and said: O Messenger of Allah, my mother is an old woman; if I put her on a mount she cannot sit firmly, and if I tie her, I fear that I may kill her. He said: Do you think that if your mother owed a debt you would pay it off for her? He said: Yes. He said: Then perform Hajj on behalf of your mother.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ يُحَدِّثُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الْحَجَّ وَإِنْ حَمَلْتُهُ لَمْ يَسْتَمْسِكْ،‏‏‏‏ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حُجَّ عَنْ أَبِيكَ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ:‏‏‏‏ سُلَيْمَانُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ.

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Yasar, who narrated from Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas, who said: A man came to the Prophet [SAW] and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, my father is an old man and cannot perform Hajj. If I put him on a mount he cannot sit firm. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?' He said: 'Perform Hajj on behalf of your father.'

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ،‏‏‏‏ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ،‏‏‏‏ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ فَقَضَيْتَهُ أَكَانَ يُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ ؟ .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that: A man came to the Prophet [SAW] and said: My father is an old man, can I perform Hajj on his behalf? He said: Yes. Don't you think that if he owed a debt and you paid it off, that would suffice him?

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُمَارَةَ هُوَ ابْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَكْثَرُوا عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَتَى عَلَيْنَا زَمَانٌ وَلَسْنَا نَقْضِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَسْنَا هُنَالِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدَّرَ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ بَلَغْنَا مَا تَرَوْنَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ عَرَضَ لَهُ مِنْكُمْ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَا قَضَى بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا قَضَى بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا قَضَى بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ فَلْيَجْتَهِدْ رَأْيَهُ وَلَا يَقُولُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ فَإِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَاتٌ فَدَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ جَيِّدٌ.

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid said: The people asked 'Abdullah too many questions one day, and 'Abdullah 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 the way His Prophet [SAW] passed judgment. If he is faced with a matter that is not mentioned in the Book of Allah and concerning which His Prophet did not pass judgment, then let him pass judgment according to the way the righteous passed judgment. If he is faced with a matter that is not mentioned in the Book of Allah, and concerning which His Prophet and the righteous did not pass judgment, then let him strive to work it out, and let him not say 'I am afraid, I am afraid.' For that which is lawful is 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.'

أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ حُرَيْثِ بْنِ ظُهَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَى عَلَيْنَا حِينٌ وَلَسْنَا نَقْضِي وَلَسْنَا هُنَالِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدَّرَ أَنْ بَلَغْنَا مَا تَرَوْنَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ عَرَضَ لَهُ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ،‏‏‏‏ فَلْيَقْضِ فِيهِ بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَقْضِ بِهِ نَبِيُّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْيَقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنِّي أَخَافُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنِّي أَخَافُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ الْحَلَالَ بَيِّنٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْحَرَامَ بَيِّنٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ أُمُورٌ مُشْتَبِهَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَعْ مَا يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَرِيبُكَ .

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 the way His Prophet [SAW] passed judgment. If he is faced with a matter that is not mentioned in the Book of Allah, and concerning which His Prophet did not pass judgment, 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 that which is lawful is 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.

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ يَسْأَلُهُ ؟ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْ اقْضِ بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَا فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَاقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَا فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَقْضِ بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَقَدَّمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَأَخَّرْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا لَكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ .

It was narrated from Shuraih that: He wrote to 'Umar, to ask him (a question), and 'Umar wrote back to him telling him: Judge according to what is in the Book of Allah. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah, then (judge) according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], then pass judgment according to the way the righteous passed judgment. If it is not (mentioned) in the Book of Allah, or the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah [SAW], and the righteous did not pass judgment concerning it, then if you wish, go ahead (and try to work it out by yourself) or if you wish, leave it. And I think that leaving it is better for you. And peace be upon you.

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَتْ مُلُوكٌ بَعْدَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ بَدَّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏، وَكَانَ فِيهِمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ يَقْرَءُونَ التَّوْرَاةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قِيلَ لِمُلُوكِهِمْ:‏‏‏‏ مَا نَجِدُ شَتْمًا أَشَدَّ مِنْ شَتْمٍ يَشْتِمُونَّا هَؤُلَاءِ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُمْ يَقْرَءُونَ:‏‏‏‏ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ سورة المائدة آية 44،‏‏‏‏ وَهَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ مَعَ مَا يَعِيبُونَّا بِهِ فِي أَعْمَالِنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِهِمْ،‏‏‏‏ فَادْعُهُمْ فَلْيَقْرَءُوا كَمَا نَقْرَأُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا كَمَا آمَنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَعَاهُمْ فَجَمَعَهُمْ وَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَتْلَ،‏‏‏‏ أَوْ يَتْرُكُوا قِرَاءَةَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ إِلَّا مَا بَدَّلُوا مِنْهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ مَا تُرِيدُونَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ دَعُونَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ ابْنُوا لَنَا أُسْطُوَانَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ ارْفَعُونَا إِلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ اعْطُونَا شَيْئًا نَرْفَعُ بِهِ طَعَامَنَا وَشَرَابَنَا فَلَا نَرِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ دَعُونَا نَسِيحُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَهِيمُ وَنَشْرَبُ كَمَا يَشْرَبُ الْوَحْشُ فَإِنْ قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا فِي أَرْضِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُونَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ ابْنُوا لَنَا دُورًا فِي الْفَيَافِي وَنَحْتَفِرُ الْآبَارَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنَحْتَرِثُ الْبُقُولَ فَلَا نَرِدُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا نَمُرُّ بِكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَبَائِلِ إِلَّا وَلَهُ حَمِيمٌ فِيهِمْ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:‏‏‏‏ وَرَهْبَانِيَّةً ابْتَدَعُوهَا مَا كَتَبْنَاهَا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلا ابْتِغَاءَ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ فَمَا رَعَوْهَا حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهَا سورة الحديد آية 27، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْآخَرُونَ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَتَعَبَّدُ كَمَا تَعَبَّدَ فُلَانٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنَسِيحُ كَمَا سَاحَ فُلَانٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنَتَّخِذُ دُورًا كَمَا اتَّخَذَ فُلَانٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُمْ عَلَى شِرْكِهِمْ لَا عِلْمَ لَهُمْ بِإِيمَانِ الَّذِينَ اقْتَدَوْا بِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏انْحَطَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ صَوْمَعَتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَجَاءَ سَائِحٌ مِنْ سِيَاحَتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَصَاحِبُ الدَّيْرِ مِنْ دَيْرِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَآمَنُوا بِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَصَدَّقُوهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى:‏‏‏‏ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ سورة الحديد آية 28،‏‏‏‏ أَجْرَيْنِ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِعِيسَى،‏‏‏‏ وَبِالتَّوْرَاةِ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ،‏‏‏‏ وَبِإِيمَانِهِمْ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَصْدِيقِهِمْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَيَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ سورة الحديد آية 28 الْقُرْآنَ،‏‏‏‏ وَاتِّبَاعَهُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لِئَلَّا يَعْلَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ سورة الحديد آية 29 يَتَشَبَّهُونَ بِكُمْ أَلا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ سورة الحديد آية 29 الْآيَةَ .

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: There were kings after 'Isa bin Mariam who altered the Tawrah and the Injil, but there were among them believers who read the Tawrah. It was said to their kings: 'We have never heard of any slander worse than that of those (believers) who slander us and recite: And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the disbelievers. In these Verses, they are criticizing us for our deeds when they recite them.' So he called them together and gave them the choice between being put to death, or giving up reading the Tawrah and Injil, except for what had been altered. They said: 'Why do you want us to change? Leave us alone.' Some of them said: 'Build us a tower and let us go up there, and give us something to lift up our food and drink so we do not have to mix with you.' Others said: 'Let us go and wander throughout the land, and we will drink as the wild animals drink, and if you capture us in your land, you may kill us.' Others said: 'Build houses for us in the wilderness, and we will dig wells and grow vegetables, and we will not mix with you or pass by you, for there is no one of the tribes among whom we do not have close relatives.' So they did that, and Allah revealed the words: 'But the monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, but (they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance.' Then others said: 'We will worship as so-and-so worshipped, and we will wander as so-and-so wandered, and we will adopt houses (in the wilderness) as so-and-so did.' But they were still following their Shirk with no knowledge of the faith of those whom they claimed to be following. When Allah sent the Prophet [SAW], and they were only a few of them left, a man came down from his cell, and a wanderer came from his travels, and a monk came from his monastery, and they believed in him. And Allah said: 'O you who believe! Fear Allah, and believe in His Messenger (Muhammad), He will give you a double portion of His mercy - meaning, two rewards, because of their having believed in 'Isa and in the Tawrah and Injil, and for having believing in Muhammad [SAW]; and He will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), - meaning, the Qur'an, and their following the Prophet [SAW]; and He said: 'So that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may know that they have no power whatsoever over the Grace of Allah.'

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَلْحَنُ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ مِنْ حَقِّ أَخِيهِ شَيْئًا فَلَا يَأْخُذْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّمَا أَقْطَعُهُ بِهِ قِطْعَةً مِنَ النَّارِ .

It was narrated from Umm Salamah that: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: You refer your disputes to me, but I am only human, and some of you may be more eloquent in arguing their case than others. If I pass judgment in favor of one of you, against his brother's rights, let him not take it, for it is a piece of fire that I am giving him.

أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ بَكَّارِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزِّنَادِ،‏‏‏‏ مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجُ،‏‏‏‏ مِمَّا ذَكَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَيْنَمَا امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا ابْنَاهُمَا جَاءَ الذِّئْبُ،‏‏‏‏ فَذَهَبَ بِابْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ هَذِهِ لِصَاحِبَتِهَا:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَتِ الْأُخْرَى:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِكِ فَتَحَاكَمَتَا إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام،‏‏‏‏ فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى:‏‏‏‏ فَخَرَجَتَا إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ هُوَ ابْنُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلصُّغْرَى . قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ مَا سَمِعْتُ بِالسِّكِّينِ قَطُّ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ مَا كُنَّا نَقُولُ إِلَّا الْمُدْيَةَ.

Abu Hurairah narrated that: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: There were two woman who had two children, and the wolf came and took away the son of one of them. She said to her companion: 'It took away your son.' The other one said: 'No, it took away your son.' They referred the matter to Dawud, peace be upon him, for judgment (about the remaining child) and he ruled in favor of the older one. Then they went out to Sulaiman bin Dawud and told him (about that). He said: 'Give me a knife and I will cut him in half (to be shared) between you.' The younger one said: 'Do not do that, may Allah have mercy on you; he is her son.' So he ruled that (the child) belonged to the younger woman. Abu Hurairah said: By Allah! I never heard 'Sikkin' used until that day. We would only say: 'Mudyah.'

أَخْبَرَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ اللَّيْثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا صَبِيَّانِ لَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا فَأَخَذَ وَلَدَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَصْبَحَتَا تَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّبِيِّ الْبَاقِي إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَضَى بِهِ لِلْكُبْرَى مِنْهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَرَّتَا عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ أَمْرُكُمَا ؟ فَقَصَّتَا عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ائْتُونِي بِالسِّكِّينِ أَشُقُّ الْغُلَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتِ الصُّغْرَى:‏‏‏‏ أَتَشُقُّهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَفْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْهُ لَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هُوَ ابْنُكِ فَقَضَى بِهِ لَهَا .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: Two women went out with two children of theirs, and the wolf attacked one of them and took her child. The next day they referred their dispute over the remaining child to Dawud, peace be upon him, and he ruled that (the child) belonged to the older woman. Then they passed by Sulaiman and he said: 'What is your story?' So they told him. He said: 'Bring me a knife and I will cut him in half (to be shared) between you.' The younger one said: 'Will you cut him in half?' He said: 'Yes.' She said: 'Do not do that; I will give my share of him to her.' He said: 'He is your child' and he ruled that he belonged to her.