We request a comment on the hadith of 'Amr ibn al-'As: "Then establish upon me the penalty of slaughtering a camel and distributing it."

The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner requests your Excellency's comment on the hadith of 'Amr ibn al-'As .

The Shaykh : Yes, 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him) was a noble Companion, but he was not infallible. He said: So we say that this was from his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), and he was not infallible. This is indicated by the fact that we have not heard anyone adopt his view, neither the Messenger nor Abu Bakr, nor 'Umar, nor 'Uthman, nor 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). So this is from the forgiven independent legal reasoning, and not from the transmitted Shari'ah. Therefore, we say this is the independent legal reasoning of 'Amr ibn al-'As, and it is not acted upon, because that was not in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), nor did the Rightly Guided Caliphs do it. Yes.