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Sunan Abu DawudPrescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4452

Chapter: The stoning of the two jews

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4452

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ مُجَالِدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ جَاءَتِ الْيَهُودُ بِرَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُمْ زَنَيَا فَقَالَ

ائْتُونِي بِأَعْلَمِ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْكُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ بِابْنَىْ صُورِيَا فَنَشَدَهُمَا ‏"‏ كَيْفَ تَجِدَانِ أَمْرَ هَذَيْنِ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالاَ نَجِدُ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ إِذَا شَهِدَ أَرْبَعَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا ذَكَرَهُ فِي فَرْجِهَا مِثْلَ الْمِيلِ فِي الْمُكْحُلَةِ رُجِمَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكُمَا أَنْ تَرْجُمُوهُمَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالاَ ذَهَبَ سُلْطَانُنَا فَكَرِهْنَا الْقَتْلَ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالشُّهُودِ فَجَاءُوا بِأَرْبَعَةٍ فَشَهِدُوا أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا ذَكَرَهُ فِي فَرْجِهَا مِثْلَ الْمِيلِ فِي الْمُكْحُلَةِ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِرَجْمِهِمَا ‏.‏

Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah said:

The Jews brought a man and a woman of them who had committed fornication. He said: Bring me two learned men or yours. So they brought the two sons of Suriya. He adjured them and said: How do you think about the matter if these two persons bear witness to the effect that they have seen his sexual organ in her female organ (penetrated) like a collyrium stick when enclosed in its case, they will be stoned to death. He asked: What is there which prevents you from stoning them: They replied : Our rule has gone, so we disapproved of killing. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then called four witnesses. They brought four witnesses. Who testified that they had seen his sexual organ (penetrated) in her female organ like a collyrium stick when enclosed in its case. The Prophet (ﷺ) then gave orders for stoning them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4452, 4453).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( زَنَيَا ) : صِفَة رَجُل وَامْرَأَة ( قَالَ ) : أَيْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( اِئْتُونِي بِأَعْلَم رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْكُمْ ) : زَادَ الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي حَدِيث اِبْن عَبَّاس " اِئْتُونِي بِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ عُلَمَاء بَنِي إِسْرَائِيل فَأَتَوْهُ بِرَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدهمَا شَابّ وَالْآخَر شَيْخ قَدْ سَقَطَ حَاجِبَاهُ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ مِنْ الْكِبَر " ذَكَرَهُ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح ( بِابْنَيْ صُورِيَّا ) : بِصِيغَةِ التَّثْنِيَة فِي الِابْن وَبِضَمِّ الصَّاد وَسُكُون الْوَاو ( هَذَيْنِ ) : أَيْ الزَّانِيَيْنِ ( إِذَا شَهِدَ أَرْبَعَة أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا ذَكَرَهُ فِي فَرْجهَا مِثْل الْمِيل فِي الْمُكْحُلَة رُجِمَا ) : زَادَ الْبَزَّار مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه " فَإِنْ وَجَدُوا الرَّجُل مَعَ ال…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4452
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4452
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 4452
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4452

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4453

He called the witnesses who testified.

حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَالشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فَدَعَا بِالشُّهُودِ فَشَهِدُوا ‏.‏

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