[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah sent me to Yemen, so I said, 'You are sending me to a people who are more knowledgeable than me, so how will I judge among them?' He replied, 'Allah will guide your heart and will make your tongue steadfast.' I said, 'So, I will not encounter any difficulties in ruling after that?'"  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ تَبْعَثُنِي إِلَى قَوْمٍ أَسَنَّ مِنِّي فَكَيْفَ الْقَضَاءُ فِيهِمْ؟ فَقَالَ «اللهُ سَيَهْدِي قَلْبَكَ وَيُثَبِّتُ لِسَانَكَ» قَالَ «فَمَا تَعَايَيْتُ فِي حُكُومَةٍ بَعْدَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen to settle disputes among them, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have no knowledge of how to settle disputes." He struck his hand on my chest and said, "O Allah, guide his heart and make his tongue steadfast." So, I did not doubt in settling a dispute between two people until I sat in this gathering. Abu 'Abdul Rahman narrated this Hadith from Shu'bah, who narrated it from 'Amr bin Murrah, who narrated it from Abu Al-Bakhtari. He said, "A person who heard 'Ali told me." Abu 'Abdul Rahman said, "Abu Al-Bakhtari did not hear anything from 'Ali."  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ لِأَقْضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِالْقَضَاءِ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي وَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ اهْدِ قَلْبَهُ وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانَهُ» فَمَا شَكَكْتُ فِي قَضَاءٍ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ مَجْلِسِي هَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ شَيْئًا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Yemen. I said: O Messenger of Allah, you are sending me to people who are older than me, and I am young and do not know how to judge. He put his hand on my chest and said: ʿO Allah, make his tongue steadfast and guide his heart. O Ali, when two disputants sit before you, do not judge between them until you listen to the second one as you listened to the first. If you do that, the verdict will become clear to you.” ‘Ali said: I never got confused about any judgement after that or doubted a verdict after that. (Using translation from Aḥmad 882)   

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَبْعَثُنِي وَأَنَا شَابٌّ إِلَى قَوْمٍ ذَوِي أَسْنَانٍ لِأَقْضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَلَا عِلْمَ لِي بِالْقَضَاءِ؟ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ سَيَهْدِي قَلْبَكَ وَيُثَبِّتُ لِسَانَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ إِذَا جَلَسَ إِلَيْكَ الْخَصْمَانِ فَلَا تَقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا حَتَّى تَسْمَعَ مِنَ الْآخَرِ كَمَا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ تَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الْقَضَاءُ» قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمَا أَشْكَلَ عَلَيَّ قَضَاءٌ بَعْدُ