عن عمرِو بنِ العاصِ، أنه سَمِعَ رسولَ الله ﷺ يقول: «إذا حكَم الحاكمُ فاجتهدَ، ثم أصاب، فله أجرانِ، وإذا حكم فاجتَهدَ، ثم أخطأ، فله أجرٌ» متفق عليه.
111 - The high status of ijtihad
‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ narrated that he heard God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) say:
1. If a judge looks carefully into a dispute and returns a judgement, then if his judgement is right, he earns double reward.
2. If he looks carefully into it and returns a wrong judgement, he earns a single reward.
‘Abd al-Raḥmān – ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
Abu Muhammad – or as some reports put it Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān – ‘Abdullāh ibn ꜤAmr ibn al-‘Āṣ ibn Wāʼil belonged to the Sahm branch of the Quraysh tribe. He learnt writing before the days of Islam, and he mastered the Syriac language. He embraced Islam long before his father. He used to fast often and spend much of his nights in voluntary worship. He was one of the scholars among the Prophet’s companions and he narrated a large number of hadiths. He died in Year 65 AH 685 CE
