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Sunan an-Nasai 5399 (Book 49, Hadith 21) #19931
Referring to Islamic Sources for Judgement

SUMMARY: When making decisions, one should refer to the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) first, then to the judgement of righteous people. If it is not mentioned in any of these sources, one can either try to work it out or leave it.

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 مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ، أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَرَ يَسْأَلُهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اقْضِ بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاقْضِ بِمَا قَضَى بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَقْضِ بِهِ الصَّالِحُونَ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَقَدَّمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَتَأَخَّرْ وَلاَ أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا لَكَ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ‏.‏
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judgement  *  sources  *  righteousness  *  qadha  *  allah  *  salihin  *  quran  *  sunnah

QUICK LESSONS:
Refer back to Islamic sources when making decisions; look at how righteous people have judged similar matters; try your best to come up with a solution if needed.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that when making decisions or passing judgement on matters, we should always refer back to the teachings of Islam as found in the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). If there is no clear answer from these sources, then we can look at how righteous people have passed judgement on similar matters. However if there is still no clear answer even after this step, then we can either try our best to come up with a solution or simply leave it be. This hadith also emphasizes that leaving such matters may be better for us in some cases.

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