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2549. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah, Zaid bin Khâlid and Shibl said: "We were with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and a man came to him and said: 'I adjure you by Allâh to judge between us according to the Book of Allâh.' His opponent, who was more knowledgeable than him, said: 'Judge between us according to the Book of Allâh, but let me speak first.' He said: 'Speak.' He said: 'My son was a servant of this man, and he committed adultery with his wife, and I ransomed him for one hundred sheep and a servant. I asked some men of knowledge and I was told that my son should be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year, and that the wife of this man should be stoned.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will judge between you according to the Book of Allâh. The one hundred sheep and the servant are to be returned to you, and your son is to be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year. Go tomorrow, O Unais, to the wife of this man and if she admits it then stone her.'" (Sahih)
Hishâm said: "He went to her the following day, and she admitted it, so he stoned her."
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Here Book of Allâh means both the Qur'ân and Hadith because both of are from Allâh.
In cases of murder, there is a possibility and permission of reconciliation, either by payment or blood money or by forgiving the murderer, but in cases of illegal sexual intercourse, legal punishment must be implemented.
