Darussalam · Volume 3
20. The Chapters On Legal PunishmentsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2537 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 848
Source no. 2537 · Volume 6 · Page 37
Hasan
حسن، الصحيحة (٢٣١) ، المشكاة (٣٥٥٨) ، الروض النضير (١٠٦٨)
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2537. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Carrying out one of the legal punishments prescribed by Allāh is better than if it were to rain for forty nights in the land of Allāh, Glorified is He." (Da'if)
2537 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزَّاهِرِيَّةِ، عَنْ أَبِي شَجَرَةَ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فِي بِلَادِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ»
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Hadd means punishment ordained by Allāh for specific crimes. For example punishment of theft is cutting off the hand and punishment of murder is payment of blood money. Legally, there is increase or decrease in these punishments. Punishment for other general crimes is called Ta'zir - penalization. It depends on the judgment of the Qadi, he can punish according to the intensity of the crime. A simile of rain has been used for the blessing of Allāh. Rain is considered a very special blessing in the Arabian peninsula.