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A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who hit him with a palm stalk with about forty lashes.

Authentic Bulugh al-Maram 1241

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَتَى بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ اَلْخَمْرَ, فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ.‏ قَالَ: وَفَعَلَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ, فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ اِسْتَشَارَ اَلنَّاسَ, فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ: أَخَفَّ اَلْحُدُودِ ثَمَانُونَ, فَأَمَرَ بِهِ عُمَرُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ .‏ 1‏ .‏
‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري (6773)‏، ومسلم (1706)‏ واللفظ لمسلم.‏ "تنبيه": الرواية: "أخف الحدود ثمانون" وليس كما ذكرها الحافظ، ولتوجيه ذلك انظر "الفتح".‏

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who hit him with a palm stalk with about forty lashes.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1706a) and Ahmad (No. 12341, 13375). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 1241).

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A man had drunk alcohol during the time of Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who hit him with a palm stalk with about forty lashes as a legal punishment for drinking alcohol. In his reign, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) applied the same number of lashes to a drunkard. When ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became a Caliph and the Muslims conquered several countries and mingled with others, drinking alcohol became widespread. So, ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), as usual, consulted the scholars of the Companions on what punishment to apply on the drunkards to deter them from committing that sin. It was ‘Umar's habit to seek counsel on matters of importance that required personal legal reasoning. As the number of drunkards increased during the reign of ‘Umar, ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn ‘Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) advised ‘Umar to increase the punishment of drunkards to eighty lashes so that it would become similar to the next lightest prescribed punishment, which is applicable to slanderers. So, ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) increased the punishment of drunkards to eighty lashes, forty as a prescribed legal punishment, and forty as an additional discretionary punishment left to the discretion of the ruler (or judge), when necessary.

Explanation in Arabic

شرب رجل الخمر على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فجلده بجريدة من سَعَفِ النخل نحو أربعين جلدة، وجلد أبو بكر رضي الله عنه شارب خمر في خلافته مثل جلد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فلما جاءت خلافة عمر، وكثرت الفتوحات، واختلط المسلمون بغيرهم، كَثُرَ شربهم لها، فاستشار علماء الصحابة في الحد الذي يطبقه عليهم ليردعهم كعادته في الأمور الهامة، والمسائل الاجتهادية، لأن الناس زادوا في عهده من شرب الخمر، فقال عبد الرحمن بن عوف: اجعله مثل أخف الحدود، ثمانين. وهو حد القاذف، فجعله عمر ثمانين جلدة، فهذه الزيادة تعزير راجع للإمام.

  • ثبوت حد الجلد في شرب الخمر.
  • أَنَّ حَدَّهُ على عهد النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نحو أربعين جَلْدَةٍ، وتَبعَه أبو بكرٍ على هذا.
  • الجَلْدُ فِي حدّ الخمر يجوز أَن يكون بِالجَرِيدِ.
  • أَنَّ عمر-بعد اسْتشارة الصَّحَابَة- جَعَلَهُ ثمانين، وهذه الزيادة تعزير راجع لنظر الإمام.
  • الاجتهاد في المسائل ومشاورة العلماء عليها، وهذا دَأْبُ أهل الحق وطالبي الصواب.
  • جواز القياس والعمل به والاستحسان عند الحاجة إليه.

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Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1706a

A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he gave the man about forty lashes with two palm branches

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man who had drunk alcohol was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he gave the man about forty lashes with two palm branches. Anas added: “Abu Bakr did the same, but when ‘Umar became the caliph, he…

أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ ‏.‏

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  • تاريخ المدينة لابن شبة (1138)أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوَ الأَرْبَعِينَ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5014)فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوَ الأَرْبَعِينَ ، قَالَ : وَفَعَلَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ : أَخَفُّ الْحُدُودِ ثَمَانُونَ فَأَخَذَ بِهَا عُمَرُ
  • مسند الروياني (1357)أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ الأَرْبَعِينَ
  • مسند عبد الله بن المبارك (144)أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ

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