Sunan Abi Dawud · Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
باب فِي مَنْ وَجَدَ مَعَ أَهْلِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ
Chapter: If A Man Finds A Man With His Wife, Should He Kill Him?
2 hadith · references 4532–4533
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 4532يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يَجِدُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا ، قَالَ سَعْدٌ : بَلَى وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ بِالْحَقِّ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى Narrated Abu Hurairah: That Saad bin Ubadah said: Messenger of Allah! If a man finds a man with his wife, should he kill him ? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: No. Saad: Why not, by Him who has honoured you with truth ? Th6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4533أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ مَعَ امْرَأَتِي رَجُلًا أُمْهِلُهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْNarrated Abu Hurairah: That Saad bin Ubadah said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: What do you think if I find with my wife a man ; should I give him some time until I bring four witnesses ?" He said: "Yes".5 narrators