Sunan Abu Dawud Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4532

Chapter: If A Man Finds A Man With His Wife, Should He Kill Him ?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4532

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ، - الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

الرَّجُلُ يَجِدُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَعْدٌ بَلَى وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

That Sa'd b. 'Ubadah said: Messenger of Allah! If a man finds a man with his wife, should he kill him ? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: No. Sa'd : Why not, by Him who has honoured you with truth ? The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Listen to what your chief is saying. The narrator 'Abd al-Wahhab said: (Listen) to what Sa'd is saying.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4532), Muslim (No. 1498a, 1498c) and Ibn Majah (No. 2605).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَعَبْد الْوَهَّاب بْن نَجْدَة ) : بِفَتْحِ النُّون وَسُكُون الْجِيم ( الْحَوْطِيّ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْمُهْمَلَة بَعْدهَا وَاو سَاكِنَة ( قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا ) : أَيْ لَا يُقْتَل ( قَالَ سَعْد بَلَى وَاَلَّذِي أَكْرَمَك بِالْحَقِّ ) : الْوَاو لِلْقَسَمِ , وَلَيْسَ هُوَ رَدًّا لِقَوْلِ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمُخَالَفَة لِأَمْرِهِ وَإِنَّمَا مَعْنَاهُ الْإِخْبَار عَنْ حَالَة الْإِنْسَان عِنْد رُؤْيَته الرَّجُل عِنْد اِمْرَأَته وَاسْتِيلَاء الْغَضَب عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ حِينَئِذٍ يُعَالِجهُ بِالسَّيْفِ ( اِسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُول سَيِّدكُمْ ) : عَدَّى السَّمْع بِإِلَى لِتَضَمُّنِهِ مَعْنَى الْإِصْغَاء. زَادَ مُسْلِم فِي رِوَايَة بَعْد هَذ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4532
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim (1498)	The hadith	No. 4532
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4532

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1498a

Messenger of Allah, tell me if a man finds his wife with another person, should he kill him? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: No. Sa'd said: Why not? I swear by Him Who has honored you with the Truth. There upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Listen to what your chief says.

اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1498c

Messenger of Allah, if I were to find with my wife a man, should I not touch him before bringing four witnesses? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Yes. He said: By no means. By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I would hasten with my sword to him before that. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Listen to what…

اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ إِنَّهُ لَغَيُورٌ وَأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ وَاللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2605

“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No.” Sa'd said: “Yes he should, by the one who honored you with the Truth!” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Listen to what your leader says!”

الرَّجُلُ يَجِدُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَعْدٌ بَلَى وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3308

Abu Huraira told that Sa'd b. ‘Ubada asked, “If I were to find a man with my wife, should I not touch him before bringing four witnesses?” Then when God’s Messenger replied that that was so, he said, “By no means. I swear by Him who has sent you with the truth that I would take my sword to him…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ: لَوْ وَجَدْتُ مَعَ أَهْلِي رَجُلًا لَمْ أَمَسَّهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نَعَمْ» قَالَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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التمهيد لابن عبد البر (3844)لَوْ وَجَدْتُ رَجُلا مَعَ أَهْلِي ، لَمْ أَقْتُلْهُ حَتَّى آتِي بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : نَعَمْ . قَالَ : لا ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، إِنْ كُنْتُ لأُعَاجِلُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ ، إِنَّهُ لَ
السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1572)أُمْهِلُهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16218)الرَّجُلُ يَجِدُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلا أَيَقْتُلُهُ ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : لا . قَالَ سَعْدٌ : وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (18895)لَوْ وَجَدْتُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِي رَجُلا لَمْ أَمَسَّهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : كَلا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، إِنْ كُنْتُ لأُعْجِلُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : اسْمَعُوا مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ ؟ إِنَّهُ غَيُورٌ ، وَأَنَا أَ
بحر الفوائد المسمى بمعاني الأخيار للكلاباذي (150)اسْمَعُوا إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ : إِنَّهُ لَغَيُورٌ ، وَلأَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ ، وَاللَّهُ أَغْيَرُ مِنِّي
مصنف عبد الرزاق (17341)يَجِدُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلا فَيَقْتُلُهُ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : إِلا بِالْبَيِّنَةِ ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، وَأَيُّ بَيِّنَةٍ أَبْيَنُ مِنَ السَّيْفِ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : أَلا تَسْمَعُونَ إِلَى مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ , قَالُوا : لا تَلُمْهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 423

A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If a man finds another man with his wife, (committing adultery) should the husband kill him?" Later on I saw them (the man and his wife) doing Li`an in the mosque (taking oaths, one accusing, and the other denying adultery).

فَتَلاَعَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ‏.‏

Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d + 17 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4533

That Sa'd b. 'Ubadah said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) : What do you think if I find with my wife a man ; should I give him some time until I bring four witnesses ?" He said: "Yes".

أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِي رَجُلاً أُمْهِلُهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 2 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2068

"We were in the mosque one Friday night when a man said: 'If a man finds a man with his wife and kills him, will you kill him, and if he speaks,will you flog him. By Allah I will mention that to the Prophet (ﷺ). So he mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ), and Allah revealed the Verses of Li'an. Then…

لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً فَقَتَلَهُ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ جَلَدْتُمُوهُ وَاللَّهِ لأَذْكُرَنَّ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏ فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 2606

“When the Verse of legal punishments was revealed, it was said to Abu Thabit Sa'd bin Ubadah, who was a jealous man: ‘If you found another man with your wife, what would you do?’ He said: “I would strike them both wife the sword; do you think I should wait until I bring four (witness) and he has…

"‏ كَفَى بِالسَّيْفِ شَاهِدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَتَايَعَ فِي ذَلِكَ السَّكْرَانُ وَالْغَيْرَانُ ‏"

Narrated by Salama ibn al-Muhabbaq

Sunan Abu Dawud 4532

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Messenger of Allah, tell me if a man finds his wife with another person, should he kill him? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: No. Sa'd said: Why not? I swear by Him Who has honored you with the Truth. There upon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Listen to what your chief says.

“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No.” Sa'd said: “Yes he should, by the one who honored you with the Truth!” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Listen to what your leader says!”

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A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If a man finds another man with his wife, (committing adultery) should the husband kill him?" Later on I saw them (the man and his wife) doing Li`an in the mosque (taking oaths, one accusing, and the other denying adultery).

That Sa'd b. 'Ubadah said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) : What do you think if I find with my wife a man ; should I give him some time until I bring four witnesses ?" He said: "Yes".

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