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Mishkat al-Masabih 3573

Section 2

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3573

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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

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.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4438). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 3573).

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Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 4438

A man committed fornication with a woman. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered regarding him and the prescribed punishment of flogging was inflicted on him. He was then informed that he was married. So he commanded regarding him and he was stoned to death. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been…

فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ ثُمَّ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ مُحْصَنٌ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ ‏.‏

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6936)رَجُلا زَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ ، ثُمَّ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ مُحْصَنٌ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ ، فَرُجِمَ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6694)رَجُلا زَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجُلِدَ الْحَدُّ ، ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أُحْصِنَ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ
  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (805)فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ ، ثُمَّ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ أَحْصَنَ ، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ
  • سنن الدارقطني (2932)فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ , ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ أُحْصِنَ , فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ
  • سنن الدارقطني (2933)فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجُلِدَ الْحَدَّ , ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّهُ أُحْصِنَ , فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَرُجِمَ

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