ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.) 287 - وَبِإِسْنادِهِ عَنْ عَلِيِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ قالَ: إِنَّالنَّبِيُ‏ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ لَ٠ّا وَجَّهَني إِلى الَي٠َنِ قالَ: إِذا تُحُوكُ٠إِلَيكَ فَلا تَحكُ٠َينِ دوُنَ أَن تَس٠ِنَ الآخَرِ، قالَ: فَ٠ا شَكَكْتُ فِي قِضاءِ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ.

31-287 According to the same documentation, it is narrated that Ali (a.s.) said, “When the Prophet (S) sent me to take over the post of the governor of Yemen, he (a.s.) said, ‘Whenever you are faced with a case to judge, do not make a ruling before you hear what the other side has to say in his own defense.’ From then on I never had any doubts about my judgements.”