Hadith 1424

What Has Been Related About Averting Legal Punishments

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Chapters On Legal Punishments (Al-Hudūd) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 94

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English translation

1424. 'Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Avert the legal penalties from the Muslims as much as possible, if he has a way out then leave him to his way, for if the Imām makes a mistake in forgiving it would be better than making a mistake in punishment." (Da'if) (Another chain) which is similar to the narration of Muḥammad bin Rabī'ah (a narrator in no. 1424) but he did not narrate it in Marfū' form. [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah and ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr. [Abū ‘Eisā said:] We do not know of the Hadīth of ‘Aishah to be Marfū‘ except from the report of Muḥammad bin Rabī‘ah from Yazīd bin Ziyād Ad-Dimashqī, from Az-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from ‘Aishah, from the Prophet ﷺ. Waki‘ reported it from Yazīd bin Ziyād similarly, and he did not narrate it in Marfū‘ form. The narration of Waki‘ is more correct. Statements like this have been reported from more than one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Yazīd bin Ziyād Ad-Dimashqī is weak in Hadīth and Yazīd bin Abī Ziyād Al-Kufī is more reliable than this one, and earlier.

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١٤٢٤ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْبَصْرِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ، عَنِ ‌الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ ‌عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ ‌عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ادْرَءُوا الْحُدُودَ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ»، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُ، فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ فِي الْعَفْوِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ فِي الْعُقُوبَةِ. ١٤٢٤ (م) - حَدَّثَنَا ‌هَنَّادٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ ‌يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو. حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ مَرْفُوعًا إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. وَرَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ، وَرِوَايَةُ وَكِيعٍ أَصَحُّ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ نَحْوُ هَذَا عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.

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Such words and expressions of the Companions are moral and rescuing suggestions to the Imām, judge and the the ruler. The judge or person in authority should always try to save the offender and should not apply the Hadd punishment if there is a chance to save the offender. Before imposing the Hudūd the judge is required to confirm that the offender is a sane person, and he committed the crime in that state. The judge must make sure that the offender is not under pressure, or he is not a drug addicted man. If the offence is proven and the witnesses are available, then the offender should be punished. (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi v. 2. p.318.)