When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to send Mu'adh ibn Jabal to the Yemen, he asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case arises? He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah's Book. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in Allah's Book? He replied: (I shall act) in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah's Book? He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي إِذَا عَرَضَ لَكَ قَضَاءٌ قَالَ أَقْضِي بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلاَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي وَلاَ آلُو فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَدْرَهُ وَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ  

"How will you judge?" He said: "I will judge according to what is in Allah's Book." He said: "If it is not in Allah's Book ?" He said: "Then with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said: "If it is not in the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said: "I will give in my view." He said: "All praise is due to Allah, the One Who made the messenger of the Messenger of Allah suitable."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي فَقَالَ أَقْضِي بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

"How will you judge?" He said: "I will judge according to what is in Allah's Book." He said: "If it is not in Allah's Book ?" He said: "Then with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said: "If it is not in the Sunnah of Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said: "I will give in my view." He said: "All praise is due to Allah, the One Who made the messenger of the Messenger of Allah suitable." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1327)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمَّا بَعَثَهُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي؟ قَالَ أَقْضِي بِكِتَابِ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ قَالَ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللهِ  

[Machine] From some of the companions of Mu'adh from the people of Hims, it is reported that Mu'adh said: The Prophet ﷺ said to Mu'adh bin Jabal when he sent him to Yemen, "How will you judge if a matter is presented to you?" Mu'adh replied, "I will judge according to the Book of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "And if you do not find it in the Book of Allah?" Mu'adh said, "Then I will judge according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "And if you do not find it in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah?" Mu'adh said, "Then I will exert my own judgement." The Prophet ﷺ then patted Mu'adh's chest and said, "All praise is due to Allah who has made the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ successful in what pleases his Messenger."  

عَنْ نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصٍعَنْ مُعَاذٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَذَكَرَ كَيْفَ تَقْضِي إِنْ عَرَضَ لَكَ قَضَاءٌ؟ قَالَ أَقْضِي بِكِتَابِ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سَنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي وَلَا آلُو قَالَ فَضَرَبَ صَدْرِي فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَهُ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to send Mu'adh ibn Jabal to the Yemen, he asked: How will you judge when the occasion of deciding a case arises? He replied: I shall judge in accordance with Allah's Book. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in Allah's Book? He replied: (I shall act) in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He asked: (What will you do) if you do not find any guidance in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and in Allah's Book? He replied: I shall do my best to form an opinion and I shall spare no effort. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then patted him on the breast and said: Praise be to Allah Who has helped the messenger of the Messenger of Allah to find something which pleases the Messenger of Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3592)   

عَنْ نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصٍ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِنْ عَرَضَ لَكَ قَضَاءٌ؟ قَالَ أَقْضِي بِمَا فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ فَبِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَجْتَهِدُ رَأْيِي لَا آلُو قَالَ فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَفَّقَ رَسُولَ رَسُولِ اللهِ لِمَا يُرْضِي رَسُولَ اللهِ  

[Machine] From some people of the people of Hims, from the companions of Mu'adh, from Mu'adh, the Prophet ﷺ, when he sent him to Yemen, asked: "What would you do if you were faced with a legal matter?" He said, "I would judge according to the Book of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "And if it is not in the Book of Allah?" He said, "Then I would judge according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "And if it is not in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I would strive to come to a conclusion based on my own reasoning." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then you have done your best and Allah will reward the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah for what pleases the Messenger of Allah."  

عَنْ نَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ حِمْصٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ مُعَاذٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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»