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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Legal Punishments (Al-Hudud)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1428

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Averting The Legal Punishments From The One Who Confessed If He Changes His Mind

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1428

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ مَاعِزٌ الأَسْلَمِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ

زَنَى ‏.‏ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى ‏.‏ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ فَأُخْرِجَ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَرُجِمَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ فَرَّ يَشْتَدُّ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ مَعَهُ لَحْىُ جَمَلٍ فَضَرَبَهُ بِهِ وَضَرَبَهُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ فَرَّ حِينَ وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ وَمَسَّ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ هَلاَّ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

"Ma'iz Al-Aslamu came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said that he had committed adultery, so he (ﷺ) turned away from him. Then he approached from his other side and said: '[O Messenger of Allah!] I have committed adultery.' So he turned away from him. The he came from his other side and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I have committed adultery.' So he gave the order (for stoning) upon the fourth time. He was taken to Al-Harrah and stoned with rocks, he ran swiftly until he passed a man with a camel whip who beat him with it, and the people beat him until he died. They mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that he ran upon feeling the rocks at the time of death. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Why didn't you leave him?'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1428).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى ) هَذَا نُقِلَ بِالْمَعْنَى كَمَا لَا يَخْفَى إِذْ لَفْظُهُ : إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْت. وَالْمُرَادُ أَنَّ مَاعِزًا قَدْ زَنَى. قَالَهُ الْقَارِي. قُلْت : هَذَا هُوَ الظَّاهِرُ كَمَا لَا يَخْفَى ( ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ ) أَيْ بَعْدَ غَيْبَتِهِ عَنْ الْمَجْلِسِ. قَالَهُ الْقَارِي. قُلْت : لَيْسَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلًا آخَرَ فَلْيُنْظَرْ ( فَأَمَرَ بِهِ ) أَيْ بِرَجْمِهِ ( فِي الرَّابِعَةِ ) أَيْ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الرَّابِعَةِ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ الِاعْتِرَافِ ( فَأُخْرِجَ ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُولِ أَيْ أُمِرَ بِإِخْرَاجِهِ ( إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ ) وَهِيَ بُقْعَةٌ ذَاتُ حِجَارَةٍ سُودٍ خَارِجَ الْمَدِينَةِ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1428
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1428
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1428
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1428

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1932)إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الْآخَرِ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ جَاءُهِ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الْآخَرِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فِي الرَّابِعَةُ ، فَأُخْرِجَ إِلَى الحرِة ، وَرُجِمَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ ، فَ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (373)رَجَمَ مَاعِزًا , فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزِعَ جَزَعًا شَدِيدًا , فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ , قَالَ : فَهَلا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ ؟
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (5951)كُنْتُ فِيمَنْ رَجَمَهُ يَعْنِي مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ، فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزِعَ جَزَعًا شَدِيدًا ، فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ , فَقَالَ : هَلا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ !

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