Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 55
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، سَجَّادَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَمَوِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَىٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ " لاَ تَقْضِيَنَّ وَلاَ تَفْصِلَنَّ إِلاَّ بِمَا تَعْلَمُ فَإِنْ أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرٌ فَقِفْ حَتَّى تُبَيِّنَهُ أَوْ تَكْتُبَ إِلَىَّ فِيهِ " .
Al-Hasan ibn Hammad, Sajjada, narrated to us: Yahya ibn Said al-Umawi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Said ibn Hassan, from Ubadah ibn Nusayy, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanm: Muadh ibn Jabal narrated to us, saying: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen, he said: Do not judge or decide except on the basis of what you know. If a matter is unclear to you, pause until it becomes clear, or write to me about it.
Translation notes
The Arabic instructs Muadh not to judge or decide without knowledge and, if a matter is unclear, to pause until it is clarified or write to the Prophet. The English witness appends the grade label Mawdu, which is not present in the Arabic text and is not included in the translated report.