Hadith 3635

The Statement of Allāh تعالى:“[Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians)] recognise him (Muḥammad ﷺ or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recognise their own sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it — [i.e., the qualities of Muḥammad ﷺ which are written in the Taurāt (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]. (V.2:146)

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Darussalam · Volume 4

61 - THE BOOK OF VIRTUES

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الحديث: 3635 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 206

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3635. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar رضي الله عنه: The Jews came to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and told him that a man and a woman from amongst them had committed illegal sexual intercourse. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said to them, "What do you find in the Taurāt [Torah (Old Testament)] as regarding the legal punishment of Ar-Rajm(1) (i.e., stoning to death those married persons who commit the crime of illegal sexual intercourse)?” They replied, “(But) we announce their crime and lash them.” ‘Abdullāh bin Salām said, “You are telling a lie; the Taurāt (Torah) contains the order of Rajm.” They brought and opened the Taurāt (Torah) and one of them placed his hand on the verse of Rajm and read the verses preceding and following it. ‘Abdullāh bin Salām said to him, “Lift your hand.” When he lifted his hand, the verse of Rajm was written there. They said, “Muhammad (ﷺ) has told the truth; in the Taurāt (Torah) there is the verse of Rajm.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then gave the order that both of them should be stoned to death. (‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar said, “I saw the man leaning over the woman to shelter her from the stones.”)

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3635 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، أَنَّ اليَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ فِي شَأْنِ الرَّجْمِ». فَقَالُوا: نَفْضَحُهُمْ وَيُجْلَدُونَ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ: كَذَبْتُمْ إِنَّ فِيهَا الرَّجْمَ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَشَرُوهَا، فَوَضَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ، فَقَرَأَ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ: ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ، فَقَالُوا: صَدَقَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ، فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرُجِمَا، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يَجْنَأُ عَلَى المَرْأَةِ يَقِيهَا الحِجَارَةَ "

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(1) (H. 3635) Ar-Rajm: (In Islāmic law) it means to stone to death those married persons who commit the crime of illegal sexual intercourse.