English translation
4450. It was narrated that Abū Hurairah – this is the Hadīth of Ma’mar and it is more complete – said: “A Jewish man and woman committed Zinā, and (the Jews) said to one another: ‘Let us go to this Prophet, for he is a Prophet who was sent to make things easy. If he issues a ruling that is less than stoning, we will accept it and plead on that basis before Allāh, and say that it was a ruling from one of Your Prophets.’ So they came to the Prophet ﷺ, while he was sitting in the Masjid with his Companions, and said: ‘O Abul-Qāsim, what do you think about a man and woman who commit Zinā?’ He did not speak a word until he came to their school, and stood at the door, then he said: ‘I adjure you by Allāh Who revealed the Tawrah to Mūsā, what do you find in the Tawrah about the one who commits Zinā, if he is married?’ They said: ‘His face is to be blackened and he is to be paraded and flogged.’ - Paraded means that the two adulterers were to be seated back to back on a donkey and taken around. - A
young man among them remained silent, and when the Prophet ﷺ saw that he was silent he adjured him emphatically. He said: 'By Allāh, as you have adjured us, we find stoning in the Tawrah.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'When did you begin to take the command of Allāh lightly?' He said: 'A relative of one of our kings committed Zinā, so the ruling of stoning was waived in his case. Then a man from a common family committed Zinā and they wanted to stone him, but his people intervened and said: "Our companion will not be stoned until you bring your companion and stone him." So they reached a compromise concerning this punishment.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I will judge according to the Tawrah.' And he ordered that they be stoned.
Az-Zuhrī said: "We heard that this Verse was revealed concerning them: "Verily, We did send down the Tawrah, therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allāh's Will, judged for the Jews".[1] And the Prophet ﷺ was one of them."
(Da'if)
Arabic text
4450 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، قَالَ: قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا، مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ مِمَّنْ يَتَّبِعُ الْعِلْمَ، وَيَعِيهِ، ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا وَنَحْنُ عِنْدَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ،، فَحَدَّثَنَا عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ مَعْمَرٍ وَهُوَ أَتَمُّ - قَالَ: زَنَى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَامْرَأَةٌ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: اذْهَبُوا بِنَا إِلَى هَذَا النَّبِيِّ، فَإِنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ بُعِثَ بِالتَّخْفِيفِ، فَإِنْ أَفْتَانَا بِفُتْيَا دُونَ الرَّجْمِ قَبِلْنَاهَا، وَاحْتَجَجْنَا بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ، قُلْنَا: فُتْيَا نَبِيٍّ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ، قَالَ: فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، مَا تَرَى فِي رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ زَنَيَا؟ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُمْ كَلِمَةً حَتَّى أَتَى بَيْتَ مِدْرَاسِهِمْ، فَقَامَ عَلَى الْبَابِ، فَقَالَ: «أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ عَلَى مُوسَى مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أَحْصَنَ؟» قَالُوا: يُحَمَّمُ، وَيُجَبَّهُ، وَيُجْلَدُ، وَالتَّجْبِيهُ: أَنْ يُحْمَلَ الزَّانِيَانِ عَلَى حِمَارٍ، وَتُقَابَلُ أَقْفِيَتُهُمَا، وَيُطَافُ بِهِمَا، قَالَ: وَسَكَتَ شَابٌّ مِنْهُمْ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَكَتَ، أَلَظَّ بِهِ النِّشْدَةَ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِذْ نَشَدْتَنَا، فَإِنَّا نَجِدُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلّى الله عليه وسلم: «فَمَا أَوَّلُ مَا ارْتَخَصْتُمْ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ: زَنَى ذُو قَرَابَةٍ مِنْ مَلِكٍ مِنْ مُلُوكِنَا، فَأَخَّرَ عَنْهُ الرَّجْمَ، ثُمَّ زَنَى رَجُلٌ فِي أُسْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَأَرَادَ رَجْمَهُ، فَحَالَ قَوْمُهُ دُونَهُ، وَقَالُوا: لَا يُرْجَمُ صَاحِبُنَا حَتَّى تَجِيءَ بِصَاحِبِكَ فَتَرْجُمَهُ، فَاصْطَلَحُوا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْعُقُوبَةِ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَإِنِّي أَحْكُمُ بِمَا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ» فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا فَرُجِمَا، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: " فَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ {إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا} [المائدة: 44]، كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْهُمْ "
