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Sunan Abi Dawud 3657 (Book 26, Hadith 17) #23947
Responsibility in Legal Decisions and Advice

SUMMARY: People should be careful when giving legal decisions and advice, as they are responsible for any mistakes made.

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet said: If anyone is given a legal decision ignorantly, the sin rests on the one who gave it. Sulayman al-Mahri added in his version: If anyone advises his brother, knowing that guidance lies in another direction, he has deceived him. These are the wordings of Sulayman.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ - عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَفْتَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي نُعَيْمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ الطُّنْبُذِيِّ - رَضِيعِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَنْ أُفْتِيَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَانَ إِثْمُهُ عَلَى مَنْ أَفْتَاهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ سُلَيْمَانُ الْمَهْرِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏"‏ وَمَنْ أَشَارَ عَلَى أَخِيهِ بِأَمْرٍ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الرُّشْدَ فِي غَيْرِهِ فَقَدْ خَانَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ سُلَيْمَانَ

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legal  *  decision  *  advice  *  responsibility  *  qanooni  *  hukm  *  naseeha  *  jazbiyat

QUICK LESSONS:
Give accurate information and make sure you are well informed before making any decisions or offering any guidance to others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the responsibility of people when it comes to giving legal decisions or advice. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that if someone gives a legal decision ignorantly, then the sin rests on the one who gave it. This means that if someone makes a mistake while giving a decision or advice, then they will be held accountable for it. Additionally, Sulayman al-Mahri added that if someone advises their brother knowing that guidance lies in another direction, then they have deceived them. This shows us how important it is to give accurate information and not mislead people with false information. We must always strive to give correct advice and make sure we are well informed before making any decisions or offering any guidance to others.

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