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Sahih al-Bukhari 6815

Chapter: An insane should not be stoned to death

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6815

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ‏.‏ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، حَتَّى رَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ، دَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ أَحْصَنْتَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was in the mosque, and he called him, saying, "O Allah's Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.'" The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face to the other side, but that man repeated his statement four times, and after he bore witness against himself four times, the Prophet (ﷺ) called him, saying, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Are you married?" The man said, "Yes." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Take him away and stone him to death." Jabir bin `Abdullah said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6815) and Muslim (No. 1691c).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( عَنْ عُقَيْل ) هُوَ اِبْن خَالِد. قَوْله ( عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَة وَسَعِيد بْن الْمُسَيِّب ) هَذِهِ رِوَايَة يَحْيَى بْن بُكَيْر عَنْ اللَّيْث , وَوَافَقَهُ شُعَيْب بْن اللَّيْث عَنْ أَبِيهِ عِنْد مُسْلِم , وَسَيَأْتِي بَعْد سِتَّة أَبْوَاب مِنْ رِوَايَة سَعِيد بْن عُفَيْر عَنْ اللَّيْث عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن خَالِد عَنْ اِبْن شِهَاب , وَجَمَعَهَا مُسْلِم فَوَصَلَ رِوَايَة عُقَيْل وَعَلَّقَ رِوَايَة عَبْد الرَّحْمَن فَقَالَ بَعْد رِوَايَة اللَّيْث عَنْ عُقَيْل : وَرَوَاهُ اللَّيْث أَيْضًا عَنْ عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن خَالِد. قُلْت : وَرَوَاهُ مَعْمَر وَيُونُس وَابْن جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ اِبْن شِهَاب عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَة وَحْده عَنْ جَابِر , وَجَمَعَ مُسْلِم هَذِهِ الطُّرُق وَأَحَالَ بِلَفْظِهَا…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1691c

Allah's Messenger. I have committed adultery. He (the Holy Prophet) turned away from him, He (again) came round facing him and said to him: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery. He (the Holy Prophet) turned away until he did that four times, and as he testified four times against his own…

رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ‏.‏ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَتَنَحَّى تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1207b

"Take him away and stone him (to death)." Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { أَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-‏-وَهُوَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ‏- فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 3560

I was informed by one who heard Jabir b. ‘Abdallah say, “Then we stoned him in Medina, but when the stones hurt him he ran away, and we caught up on him in the harra and stoned him to death.” In aversion by Bukhari on Jabir’s authority, after “he replied that he was” it says that he gave command…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَاهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1854)زَنَيْتُ , فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى ثَنَى ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ، دَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ؟ فَقَالَ : لَا , قَالَ : فَهَلْ أَحْصَنْتَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ , قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15587)أَحْصَنْتَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرُجِمَ بِالْمُصَلَّى ، فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ فَرَّ ، فَأُدْرِكَ فَرُجِمَ حَتَّى مَاتَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْرًا ، وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6904)إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَتَنَحَّى تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، حَتَّى ثَنَّى ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ ، دَعَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ؟ قَالَ : لا ، قَالَ :
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1538)فَرُجِمَ بِالْمُصَلَّى ، فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ فَرَّ فَأُدْرِكَ فَرُجِمَ حَتَّى مَاتَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَيْرًا وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
  • سنن الدارقطني (2846)فَرُجِمَ بِالْمُصَلَّى , فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ فَرَّ , فَأُدْرِكَ فَرُجِمَ حَتَّى مَاتَ , فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَيْرًا , وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3573

Jabir said that a man committed fornication with a woman and the Prophet gave command that he be given the appropriate beating, but on being told afterwards that the man was married he gave command that he should be stoned to death. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا زَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ ثُمَّ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ مُحْصَنٌ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فرجم. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

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A Muslim man went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the mosque and called him, saying: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery."

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A Muslim man went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the mosque and called him, saying: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon…

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنْ…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4425

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked Ma’iz b. Malik : Is what I have heard about you is true? He said: What have you heard about me? He said: I have heard that you have had intercourse with a girl belonging to the family of so and so. He said: Yes. He then testified four times. He (The prophet) then…

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A man of the tribe of Asalam came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and made confession of fornication. He (the prophet) turned away from him. When he testified against him four times, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Are you mad? He said: No. he asked: Are you married? He replied: Yes. The Prophet (ﷺ) then…

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A woman of Ghamid came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I have committed fornication. He said: Go back. She returned, and on the next day she came to him again, and said: Perhaps you want to send me back as you did to Ma’iz b. Malik. I swear by Allah, I am pregnant. He said to her: Go back. She then…

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