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An insane male or female should not be stoned to death.

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Darussalam · Volume 8

86 - THE BOOK OF AL-HUDŪD

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الحديث: 6815 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 165

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6815. Narrated Abū Hurairah رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: A man came to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ while he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, “O Allāh’s Messenger! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.” The Prophet ﷺ turned his face to the other side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness against himself four times, the Prophet ﷺ called (1) (Ch. 22): Quoted An-Nasa’i in the Book of Divorce Ch. 21. Narrated Āishah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The deeds of the following three persons are not recorded by the pen: (1) A sleeping person till he wakes up. (2) A child till he reaches the age of puberty. (3) An insane person till he becomes sane. [See the footnote of (V. 50:17) the Noble Qur’an] him, saying, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are you married?" The man said, "Yes." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Take him away and stone him to death."

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6815 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ المُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي المَسْجِدِ، فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى رَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ، دَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ» قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: «فَهَلْ أَحْصَنْتَ» قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ»

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