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.
Related Quranic Verses
If any matter pertaining to peace or war comes to their knowledge, they make it known to all and sundry; whereas, if they would only refer it to the Messenger and to those from among them entrusted with authority, those of them who are engaged in obtaining intelligence would know it.
(4: 83)
No blame shall be attached to the weak, the sick or those who do not have the means, if they are sincere towards God and His Messenger. There is no cause to reproach those who do good. God is much-forgiving, ever-merciful.
(9: 91)
And remember David and Solomon, when both gave judgement concerning the field into which some people’s sheep had strayed and grazed by night. We were witness to their judgement. (78) We gave Solomon insight into the case. Yet We gave sound judgement and knowledge to both of them.
(21: 78-79)
