Tag: Bukhari

Narrated Ash Shaibani: I asked `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa, ‘Did Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) carry out the Rajam penalty ( i.e., stoning to
death)?’ He said, “Yes.” I said, “Before the revelation of Surat-an-Nur or after it?” He replied, “I don’t
Know.”

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari: A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and Informed him that he had committed
illegal sexual intercourse and bore witness four times against himself. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered him to
be stoned to death as he was a married Person.

Narrated Abu Huraira: 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 four times,
the Prophet (ﷺ) called him, saying, “Are you mad?” The man said, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Are you
married?” The man said, “Yes.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Take him away and stone him to death.” Jabir
bin `Abdullah said: I was among the ones who participated in stoning him and we stoned him at the
Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but we over took him at Al-Harra and stoned him to
death.

Narrated `Aisha: Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and `Abd bin Zam`a quarrelled with each other (regarding a child). The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, “The boy is for you, O `Abd bin Zam`a, for the boy is for (the owner) of the bed. O Sauda !
Screen yourself from the boy.” The sub-narrator, Al-Laith added (that the Prophet (ﷺ) also said), “And the
stone is for the person who commits an illegal sexual intercourse.”

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The boy is for (the owner of) the bed and the stone is for the person who commits
illegal sexual intercourse.’

Narrated Ibn `Umar: A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on a charge of committing an illegal sexual
intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked them. “What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book
(Torah)?” They replied, “Our priests have innovated the punishment of blackening the faces with
charcoal and Tajbiya.” `Abdullah bin Salam said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), tell them to bring the Torah.”
The Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the Divine Verse of the Rajam
(stoning to death) and started reading what preceded and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to
the Jew, “Lift up your hand.” Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So Allah’s
Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death, and so they were stoned. Ibn `Umar added:
So both of them were stoned at the Balat and I saw the Jew sheltering the Jewess.

Narrated Jabir: A man from the tribe of Aslam came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and confessed that he had committed an illegal
sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face away from him till the man bore witness against
himself four times. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “Are you mad?” He said “No.” He said, “Are you
married?” He said, “Yes.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that he be stoned to death, and he was stoned to
death at the Musalla. When the stones troubled him, he fled, but he was caught and was stoned till he
died. The Prophet (ﷺ) spoke well of him and offered his funeral prayer.

Narrated `Aisha: The Quraish people became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They
said, “Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and nobody dares do that except
Usama who is the favorite of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). ” When Usama spoke to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about that
matter, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishment of
Allah?” Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, “O people! The nations before you went
astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among
them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the
daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her hand.!”

Narrated Anas: A group of people from `Ukl (tribe) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and they were living with the people of As-
Suffa, but they became ill as the climate of Medina did not suit them, so they said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!
Provide us with milk.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, I see no other way for you than to use the camels of Allah’s
Apostle.” So they went and drank the milk and urine of the camels, (as medicine) and became healthy
and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and took the camels away. When a help-seeker came to Allah’s
Apostle, he sent some men in their pursuit, and they were captured and brought before mid day. The
Prophet ordered for some iron pieces to be made red hot, and their eyes were branded with them and
their hands and feet were cut off and were not cauterized. Then they were put at a place called Al-
Harra, and when they asked for water to drink they were not given till they died. (Abu Qilaba said,
“Those people committed theft and murder and fought against Allah and His Apostle.”)

Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar
or more.”