The Legal Punishment For Adultery
Darussalam · Volume 3
20. The Chapters On Legal PunishmentsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2550 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 852
Source no. 2550 · Volume 6 · Page 50
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٣٤١)
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2550. It was narrated from 'Ubâdah bin Sâmit that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Learn from me. Allâh has ordained for them (women[1]) another way. (If) a virgin (commits illegal sexual intercourse) with a virgin, (the punishment is) one hundred lashes and exile for one year. (If) a Thayyib (commits adultery) with a Thayyib,[2] (the punishment is) one hundred lashes and stoning." (Sahih)
2550 - حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ حِطَّانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «خُذُوا عَنِّي، خُذُوا عَنِّي، قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا. الْبِكْرُ بِالْبِكْرِ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ سَنَةٍ، وَالثَّيِّبُ بِالثَّيِّبِ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَالرَّجْمُ»
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The Prophet ﷺ ordered the punishment of stoning to married adulterers. They were not given the punishment of lashes as has been mentioned in the narration no. 2549, it makes it clear that the punishment of lashes merges into stoning. Punishment of an unmarried person is lashes and sending into exile for one year, so that the change in environment may bring a healthy change. Now-a-days imprisonment can be an alternate of sending into exile. The environment of jails should be oriented toward character building and the reformation of criminals.