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One who confesses to Zinâ

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Darussalam · Volume 4

29. The Book Of Hudûd (Legal Punishments)

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الحديث: 1695 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1321

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[4431] 22 - (1695) It was narrated from Sulaimân bin Buraidah that his father said: "Mâ'iz bin Mâlik came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, purify me! He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allâh and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, purify me!' He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allâh and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, purify me!' The Prophet ﷺ said something similar, then when it was the fourth time the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to him: 'From what should I purify you?' He said: 'From Zinâ.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ asked, 'Is he insane?' and he was told that he was not insane. He said: Has he drunk wine? A man got up and smelt his breath, and he did not find any smell of wine. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Did you commit Zinâ?' He said: 'Yes.' So he ordered that he be stoned. The people were of two minds about him. Some said: 'He is doomed, he has been encompassed by his sin.' Others said: 'There is no repentance better than that of Mâ'iz, he came to the Prophet ﷺ and put his hand in his, and said: Kill me with stones.' This (controversy) carried on for two or three days, then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came when they were sitting. He greeted them with Salâm then sat down, and said: 'Pray for forgiveness for Mâ'iz bin Mâlik.' They said: 'May Allâh forgive Mâ'iz bin Mâlik.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'He has repented in such a way that if it were to be divided among a nation it would be sufficient for them.'" “Then a woman from Ghâmîd from Al-Azd came to him and said: ‘O Messenger of Allâh, purify me.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Go back and seek forgiveness from Allâh and repent to Him.’ She said: I think that you want to turn me away as you turned Mâ’iz away. He said: ‘Why is that?’ She said: “I am pregnant as a result of Zinâ.” He said: ‘You have done that?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ He said to her: ‘Not until you give birth to that which is in your womb.’ A man among the Anshâr sponsored her until she gave birth, then he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘The Ghâmîdi woman has given birth.’ He said: ‘We will not stone her and leave her young child with no one to breast-feed him.’ A man among the Anshâr said: ‘I will take responsibility for his breast-feeding, O Prophet of Allâh.’ Then he had her stoned.”

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22 - (1695) وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ غَيْلَانَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَامِعٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: جَاءَ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، طَهِّرْنِي، فَقَالَ: «وَيْحَكَ، ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ»، قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، طَهِّرْنِي، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَيْحَكَ، ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ»، قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، طَهِّرْنِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ، قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ: «فِيمَ أُطَهِّرُكَ؟» فَقَالَ: مِنَ الزِّنَى، فَسَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَبِهِ جُنُونٌ؟» فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمَجْنُونٍ، فَقَالَ: «أَشَرِبَ خَمْرًا؟» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَنْكَهَهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مِنْهُ رِيحَ خَمْرٍ، قَالَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَزَنَيْتَ؟» فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ، فَكَانَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ فِرْقَتَيْنِ، قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ: لَقَدْ هَلَكَ، لَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ، وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ: مَا تَوْبَةٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ تَوْبَةِ مَاعِزٍ، أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اقْتُلْنِي بِالْحِجَارَةِ، قَالَ: فَلَبِثُوا بِذَلِكَ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً، ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ، فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ، فَقَالَ: «اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ»، قَالَ: فَقَالُوا: غَفَرَ اللهُ لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ أُمَّةٍ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ»، قَالَ: ثُمَّ جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ غَامِدٍ مِنَ الْأَزْدِ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، طَهِّرْنِي، فَقَالَ: «وَيْحَكِ ارْجِعِي فَاسْتَغْفِرِي اللهَ وَتُوبِي إِلَيْهِ» فَقَالَتْ: أَرَاكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَدِّدَنِي كَمَا رَدَّدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: «وَمَا ذَاكِ؟» قَالَتْ: إِنَّهَا حُبْلَى مِنَ الزِّنَى، فَقَالَ: «آنْتِ؟» قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ لَهَا: «حَتَّى تَضَعِي مَا فِي بَطْنِكِ»، قَالَ: فَكَفَلَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى وَضَعَتْ، قَالَ: فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْغَامِدِيَّةُ»، فَقَالَ: «إِذًا لَا نَرْجُمُهَا وَنَدَعُ وَلَدَهَا صَغِيرًا لَيْسَ لَهُ مَنْ يُرْضِعُهُ»، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، فَقَالَ: إِلَيَّ رَضَاعُهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ، قَالَ: فَرَجَمَهَا

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