أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ شُرَيْحٍ : أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ :" إِنْ جَاءَكَ شَيْءٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، فَاقْضِ بِهِ وَلَا تَلْفِتْكَ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالُ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَانْظُرْ سُنَّةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاقْضِ بِهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَانْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَخُذْ بِهِ، فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ، فَاخْتَرْ أَيَّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ شِئْتَ : إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَجْتَهِدَ بِرَأْيَكَ ثُمَّ تُقَدَّمَ فَتَقَدَّمْ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَتَأَخَّرَ، فَتَأَخَّرْ، وَلَا أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا لَكَ "

Muhammad bin Uyaynah informed us, on the authority of Ali bin Mushar, on the authority of Abu Ishaq, on the authority of Al-Sha’bi, on the authority of Shuraih: that Omar bin Al-Khattab wrote to him: “The Something comes to you in the Book of God, so act according to it and do not let men divert you from it. If something comes to you that is not in the Book of God, then look to the Sunnah of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. And peace be upon him, then judge according to it. If something comes to you that is not in the Book of God and there is no Sunnah in it from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, then see what they agreed upon. People, then take it. If something comes to you that is not in the Book of God and is not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and no one spoke about it before you, So choose whichever of the two things you want: If you want to strive with your opinion and then move forward, then move forward, and if you want to delay, then delay, and I do not see Delay is only better for you.”