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Sahih al-Bukhari 6825

Chapter: The question of the ruler to the confessing person, “Are you married?”

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6825

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَهْوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ‏.‏ يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَنَحَّى لِشِقِّ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ قِبَلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ‏.‏ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، فَجَاءَ لِشِقِّ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ دَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْصَنْتَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبُوا فَارْجُمُوهُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A man from among the people, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque, and addressed him, saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have committed an illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face away from him. The man came to that side to which the Prophet had turned his face, and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have committed an illegal intercourse." The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face to the other side, and the man came to that side, and when he confessed four times, the Prophet (ﷺ) called him and said, "Are you mad?" He said, "No, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" The Prophet said, "Are you married?" He said, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the people), "Take him away and stone him to death." Ibn Shihab added, "I was told by one who heard Jabir, that Jabir said, 'I was among those who stoned the man, and we stoned him at the Musalla (`Id praying Place), and when the stones troubled him, he jumped quickly and ran away, but we overtook him at Al-Harra and stoned him to death (there).' "

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6825).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( رَجُل مِنْ النَّاس ) أَيْ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَكَابِر النَّاس وَلَا بِالْمَشْهُورِ فِيهِمْ. قَوْله ( زَنَيْت يُرِيد نَفْسه ) أَيْ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِئْ مُسْتَفْتِيًا لِنَفْسِهِ وَلَا لِغَيْرِهِ وَإِنَّمَا جَاءَ مُقِرًّا بِالزِّنَا لِيَفْعَل مَعَهُ مَا يَجِب عَلَيْهِ شَرْعًا , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ فَوَائِد الْحَدِيث الْمَذْكُور فِيهِ فِي " بَاب لَا يُرْجَم الْمَجْنُون " قَالَ اِبْن التِّين : مَحَلّ مَشْرُوعِيَّة سُؤَال الْمُقِرّ بِالزِّنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ إِذَا كَانَ لَمْ يَعْلَم أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ تَزْوِيجًا صَحِيحًا وَدَخَلَ بِهَا , فَأَمَّا إِذَا عَلِمَ إِحْصَانه فَلَا يَسْأَل عَنْ ذَلِكَ. ثُمَّ حَكَى عَنْ الْمَالِكِيَّة تَفْصِيلًا فِيمَا إِذَا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَع مِنْهُ إِقْر…

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1931)الْآخَرَ قَدْ زَنَى فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَتَنَحَّى لِشَقِّ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ قِبَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَجَاءَ لِشَقِّ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا شَهَدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ ، دَعَاه
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (15619)إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ، يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَتَنَحَّى لِشِقِّ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ قِبَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَجَاءَ لِشِقِّ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَ
  • شرح السنة (2589)إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ . فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبيُّ ﷺ ، فَتَنَحَّى لِشِقِّ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي أَعْرَضَ قِبَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّيزَنَيْتُ . فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَجَاءَ لِشِقِّ وَجْهِ النَّبيِّ ﷺ الَّذي أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ ، دَعَاهُ النَّب

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