[Machine] That Umar ibn Al-Khattab wrote to him: "If a matter comes to you in the Book of Allah, then judge according to it and do not let people distract you from it. But if something comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah, then look to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah and judge according to it. And if something comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah and there is no Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah concerning it, then look to what the people have agreed upon and follow it. And if something comes to you that is not in the Book of Allah, there is no Sunnah from the Messenger of Allah concerning it, and no one before you has spoken about it, then choose whichever of the two options you wish: if you want, make your own effort and then make a decision accordingly, and if you want, delay making a decision. And I do not see delaying as anything other than good for you."
أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ إِذَا جَاءَكُمْ أَمْرٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَاقْضِ بِهِ وَلَا يَلْفِتَنَّكَ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالُ فَإِنْ أَتَاكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَانْظُرْ سُنَّةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاقْضِ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَخُذْ بِهِ فَإِنْ جَاءَكَ مَا لَيْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَكَ فَاخْتَرْ أِيَّ الْأَمْرَيْنِ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَجْتَهِدَ بِرَأْيِكَ ثُمَّ تُقَدِّمَ فَتُقَدِّمَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُأَخِّرَ فَتُأَخِّرَ وَلَا أَرَى التَّأَخُّرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا لَكَ