حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيِّ ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَمْرِو ابْنِ أَخِي الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ نَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ مُعَاذٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا بَعَثَهُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ ، قَالَ :" أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَرَضَ لَكَ قَضَاءٌ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي؟ "، قَالَ : أَقْضِي بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ : " فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ؟ "، قَالَ : فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ : " فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ؟ "، قَالَ : أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي وَلَا آلُو، قَالَ : فَضَرَبَ صَدْرَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ "

Yahya bin Hammad told us, Shu’bah told us, on the authority of Muhammad bin Ubayd Allah Al-Thaqafi, on the authority of Al-Harith bin Amr, the son of my brother Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah, on the authority of people from the people of Homs, among the companions of Mu’adh, may God be pleased with him, on the authority of Mu’adh, that when the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, sent him to Yemen He said: “What do you think, if a judgment is presented to you, how will you judge?” He said: “Judge according to the Book of God.” He said: “And if it is not in the Book of God?” He said: “Then according to the Sunnah.” The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Then if it is not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of God?” He said: “Praise be to God who gave success to the Messenger of God to do what pleases the Messenger of God.”