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Sahih Muslim 1691c

Chapter: One who confesses to Zina

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

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَى

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

Abu Huraira reported that a person from amongst the Muslims came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was in the mosque. He called him saying:

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 self, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called him and said: Are you mad? He said: No. He (again) said: Are you married? He said: Yes. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Take him and stone him.

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

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Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله فِي الرَّجُل الَّذِي اِعْتَرَفَ بِالزِّنَا ( فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَجَاءَهُ مِنْ جَوَانِبه حَتَّى أَقَرَّ أَرْبَع مَرَّات فَسَأَلَهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلْ بِهِ جُنُون ؟ فَقَالَ : لَا. فَقَالَ : هَلْ أُحْصِنْت ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ فَقَالَ : اِذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ ) . اِحْتَجَّ بِهِ أَبُو حَنِيفَة وَسَائِر الْكُوفِيِّينَ وَأَحْمَد وَمُوَافِقُوهُمَا فِي أَنَّ الْإِقْرَار بِالزِّنَا لَا يَثْبُت , وَيُرْجَم بِهِ الْمُقِرّ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ أَرْبَع مَرَّات , وَقَالَ مَالِك وَالشَّافِعِيّ وَآخَرُونَ : يَثْبُت الْإِقْرَار بِهِ بِمَرَّةٍ وَاحِدَة وَيُرْجَم , وَاحْتَجُّوا بِقَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( وَاغْدُ ي…

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

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…

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.‏…

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

Also reported by… (5)
  • 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…

أَحَقٌّ مَا بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَا بَلَغَكَ عَنِّي قَالَ ‏"‏ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ وَقَعْتَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ بَنِي فُلاَنٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4430

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…

أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْصَنْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرُجِمَ فِي الْمُصَلَّى فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ فَرَّ فَأُدْرِكَ فَرُجِمَ…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4442

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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