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Testing By Means Of Beating

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Darussalam · Volume 5

37. THE BOOK OFLEGAL PUNISHMENTS(HUDŪD)

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الحديث: 4382 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 135

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4382. Azhar bin 'Abdullāh Al-Harāzī narrated that some people from Kalā' whose goods had been stolen, came and accused some weavers (of the theft). They came to An-Nu'mān bin Bashīr, the Companion of the Prophet ﷺ, and he detained them for a few days, then he let them go. They came to An-Nu'mān, and said: "You let them go without beating them or testing them!" An-Nu'mān said: "What do you want? If you wish I will beat them, then if your goods are found with them, that is fine, otherwise I will take from your backs what I took from their backs." They said: "Is this your ruling?" He said: "This is the ruling of Allāh and the ruling of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." (Da'if) Abū Dāwūd said: He only intended to alarm them with these words; beating is not permissible except after a confession.

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4382 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَرَازِيُّ، أَنَّ قَوْمًا، مِنَ الْكَلَاعِيِّينَ سُرِقَ لَهُمْ مَتَاعٌ، فَاتَّهَمُوا أُنَاسًا مِنَ الْحَاكَةِ، فَأَتَوْا النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ صَاحِبَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَحَبَسَهُمْ أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ خَلَّى سَبِيلَهُمْ، فَأَتَوْا النُّعْمَانَ، فَقَالُوا: خَلَّيْتَ سَبِيلَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ ضَرْبٍ، وَلَا امْتِحَانٍ، فَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ: «مَا شِئْتُمْ، إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ أَضْرِبَهُمْ فَإِنْ خَرَجَ مَتَاعُكُمْ فَذَاكَ، وَإِلَّا أَخَذْتُ مِنْ ظُهُورِكُمْ مِثْلَ مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ»، فَقَالُوا: هَذَا حُكْمُكَ؟ فَقَالَ: «هَذَا حُكْمُ اللَّهِ، وَحُكْمُ رَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ» قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «إِنَّمَا أَرْهَبَهُمْ بِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ، أَيْ لَا يَجِبُ الضَّرْبُ إِلَّا بَعْدَ الِاعْتِرَافِ»

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