Sunan Abi Dawud · Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
باب فِي الرَّجْمِ
Chapter: Stoning.
6 hadith · references 4413–4418
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Abu Dawud · 4413وَاللَّاتِي يَأْتِينَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ فَاسْتَشْهِدُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ أَرْبَعَةً مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ شَهِدُوا فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُنَّ الْمَوْتُ أَوْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلا سIbn Abbas said: The Quranic verse goes: “If any of your woman are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four (reliable) witnesses from amongst you against them, and if they testify, Confine them to houses until death 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4414حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنْ شِبْلٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ ، عَنْ مُجِاهِدٍ ، قَالَ : السَّبِيلُ الْحَدُّ ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَآذُوهُمَا Mujahid said: “Apponting a way in the verse (iv. 15) means prescribed punishment. Sufiyan said: “Punish them “refers to unmarried, and “confine them to houses” refers to the women who are married.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4415خُذُوا عَنِّي خُذُوا عَنِّي قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُنَّ سَبِيلًا الثَّيِّبُ بِالثَّيِّبِ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَرَمْيٌ بِالْحِجَارَةِ وَالْبِكْرُ بِالْبِكْرِ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَنَفْيُ سَنَةٍUbadah bin al-Samit reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as sayings: Receive my teachings, receive my teachings. Allah has appointed a way for those women. If the parties have been married, they shall receive a hundred lash7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4416حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، بِإِسْنَادِ يَحْيَى ، وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ : جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَالرَّA similar tradition has been transmitted by al-Hasan through a chain of Yahya and to the same effect. This version adds: They shall receive a hundred lashes and toned to death.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4417حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ رَوْحِ بْنِ خُلَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ يَعْنِي الْوَهْبِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دَلْهَمٍ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَNarrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The tradition mentioned above (No. 4401) has also been transmitted by Ubadah ibn as-Samit through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The people said to Saad ibn Ubadah: Abu Th12 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4418إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا ، وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّىAbdullah bin Abbas said: Umar bin al-Khattab gave an address saying: Allah sent Muhammad ﷺ with truth and sent down the Books of him, and the verse of stoning was included in what He sent down to him. We read it and memo6 narrators