Delaying the Haddpunishment in the case ofwomen who have just givenbirth
Darussalam · Volume 4
29. The Book Of Hudûd (Legal Punishments)Sahih Muslim Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1705 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1330
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[4450] 34 - (1705) It wasnarrated that Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân said: "Alî (may Allâhhonor his face) gave a speech andsaid: 'O people, carry out theHadd punishments on your slaves,those who are married and thosewho are not married. A slavewoman of the Messenger of Allâhﷺ committed Zinâ, and he toldme to whip her, but she hadrecently given birth, and I wasafraid that if I whipped her, Iwould kill her. I mentioned that tothe Prophet ﷺ and he said: Youhave done well.'"
34 - (1705) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: خَطَبَ عَلِيٌّ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، أَقِيمُوا عَلَى أَرِقَّائِكُمُ الْحَدَّ، مَنْ أَحْصَنَ مِنْهُمْ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُحْصِنْ، فَإِنَّ أَمَةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَنَتْ، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَجْلِدَهَا، فَإِذَا هِيَ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِنِفَاسٍ، فَخَشِيتُ إِنْ أَنَا جَلَدْتُهَا أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «أَحْسَنْتَ»،
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