English translation
2602. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Do not punish with more than ten whips." (Da'if)
Hadith 2602
Penalty OrDiscretionary Punishments(Decided by The Judge)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
20. The Chapters On Legal PunishmentsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2602 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 867
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Source no. 2602 · Volume 6 · Page 102
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حسن بما قبله (٢٦٠١)
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2602 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُعَزِّرُوا فَوْقَ عَشَرَةِ أَسْوَاطٍ»
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There are two kinds of punishments: Hudud punishment that has been prescribed by the Divine law, like the punishment of the murder, which is life for life or blood money; or the punishment of slandering, which is eighty lashes. This punishment is fixed and cannot be increased or decreased. Ta'zir punishment is that for which there is no fixed criterion by Divine law. This depends on the discretionary powers of the judge. A judge can punish the offender by seeing the intensity of the crime. In a discretionary punishment, while giving the punishment of lashes, a judge cannot accede more than ten lashes, but he can add other punishments according to the intensity of the crime.