Hadith 370
The Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values
ENGLISH
'Amr bin 'Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When a judge utilizes his skill of judgement and comes to a right decision, he will have a double reward, but when he uses his judgement and commits a mistake, he will have a single reward." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>
ARABIC
وعن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:
إذا حكم الحاكم، فاجتهد، ثم أصاب، فله أجران، وإن حكم واجتهد، فأخطأ، فله أجر
Hadith referenceRiyad as-Salihin 370
CollectionRiyad as-Salihin
BookThe Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values
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