Hadith 6843

If someone accuses his wife or another person's wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse in the presence of the ruler and the people, should the ruler send for the lady and ask her about what she has been accused of?

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Darussalam · Volume 8

86 - THE BOOK OF AL-HUDŪD

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 172

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English translation

6842, 6843. Narrated Abū Hurairah and Zaid bin Khalīd رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: Two men had a dispute in the presence of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. One of them said, "Judge us according to Allāh's Laws." The other who was more wise said, "Yes, O Allāh's Messenger, judge between us according to Allāh's Laws; and allow me to speak (first)." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Speak." He said, "My son was a labourer working for this man, and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife, and the people told me that my son should be stoned to death, but I have given one hundred sheep and a slave-girl as a ransom (expiation) for my son's sin. Then I asked the religious learned people (about it), and they told me that my son should be flogged one hundred stripes and should be exiled for one year, and only the wife of this man should be stoned to death." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I will judge between you according to Allāh's Laws. O man, as for your sheep and slave-girl, they are to be returned to you." Then the Prophet ﷺ had the man's son flogged one hundred stripes and exiled for one year, and ordered Unais Al-Aslamī to go to the wife of the other man, and if she confessed, stone her to death. She confessed and was stoned to death.

Arabic text

٦٨٤٢ - ٦٨٤٣ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ أَنَّهُمَا أَخْبَرَاهُ: «أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا: اقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللهِ، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ، وَهْوَ أَفْقَهُهُمَا: أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَاقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللهِ، وَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ، قَالَ: تَكَلَّمْ. قَالَ: إِنَّ ابْنِي كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ: وَالْعَسِيفُ الْأَجِيرُ فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ، فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ عَلَى ابْنِي الرَّجْمَ، فَافْتَدَيْتُ مِنْهُ بِمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَبِجَارِيَةٍ لِي، ثُمَّ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ، فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ مَا عَلَى ابْنِي جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ، وَإِنَّمَا الرَّجْمُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللهِ، أَمَّا غَنَمُكَ وَجَارِيَتُكَ فَرَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ وَجَلَدَ ابْنَهُ مِائَةً وَغَرَّبَهُ عَامًا، وَأَمَرَ أُنَيْسًا الْأَسْلَمِيَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ امْرَأَةَ الْآخَرِ: فَإِنِ اعْتَرَفَتْ فَارْجُمْهَا. فَاعْتَرَفَتْ فَرَجَمَهَا.»

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