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Sahih al-Bukhari 7157

Chapter: A governor can sentence to death a person without consulting the Imam

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7157

Narrator:Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari

حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ، فَأَتَى مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَهْوَ عِنْدَ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا قَالَ

أَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى أَقْتُلَهُ، قَضَاءُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Abu Musa:

A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu`adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu`adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu`adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7157).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( مَحْبُوب ) بِمُهْمَلَةٍ وَمُوَحَّدَتَيْنِ اِبْن الْحَسَن بْن هِلَال , بَصْرِيّ وَاسْمه مُحَمَّد وَمَحْبُوب لَقَب لَهُ وَهُوَ بِهِ أَشْهَر , وَهُوَ مُخْتَلَف الِاحْتِجَاج بِهِ , وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيّ سِوَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِع وَهُوَ فِي حُكْم الْمُتَابَعَة لِأَنَّهُ تَقَدَّمَ فِي اِسْتِتَابَة الْمُرْتَدِّينَ مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْن هِلَال. قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا خَالِد ) هُوَ الْحَذَّاءُ. قَوْله ( أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَسْلَمَ. ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ ) قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ شَرْحه هُنَاكَ مُسْتَوْفًى. قَوْله ( لَا أَجْلِس حَتَّى أَقْتُلهُ قَضَاء اللَّه وَرَسُوله ) قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ هُنَاكَ " فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ " وَبِذَلِكَ يَتِمّ مُرَاد التَّرْجَمَة وَالرَّدّ عَلَى مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ الْحُدُ…

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