And as for the second hadith: the hadith of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
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The Shaykh : And as for the second hadith: the hadith of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5381Sahih (Darussalam) If he is correct, he has two rewards; if he is incorrect, he has one reward. And Allah the Exalted will not waste the reward of one who does good work.
This indicates that if a person exerts his best effort and seeks the truth and does his utmost in that, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will reward him for this. If he is correct, he has two rewards:
The first reward is for hitting the mark of the truth, and the second is for his ijtihad. If he is incorrect, he has one reward, which is his ijtihad and his utmost effort and capacity in seeking the truth.
If a judge passes judgment and strives to reach the right conclusion and gets it right, he will have two rewards; if he strives to reach the right conclusion but gets it wrong, he will still have one reward.
إذا حكم الحاكم فاجتهد فأصاب فله أجران ، وإن أخطأ فله أجرThis indicates that if a person exerts his best effort and seeks the truth and does his utmost in that, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will reward him for this. If he is correct, he has two rewards:
The first reward is for hitting the mark of the truth, and the second is for his ijtihad. If he is incorrect, he has one reward, which is his ijtihad and his utmost effort and capacity in seeking the truth.