أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ أَنَّهُمَا أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا اقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِکِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ وَهُوَ أَفْقَهُهُمَا أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأْذَنْ لِي فِي أَنْ أَتَکَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِي کَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَی هَذَا فَزَنَی بِامْرَأَتِهِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ عَلَی ابْنِي الرَّجْمَ فَافْتَدَيْتُ بِمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَبِجَارِيَةٍ لِي ثُمَّ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّمَا عَلَی ابْنِي جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ وَإِنَّمَا الرَّجْمُ عَلَی امْرَأَتِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَکُمَا بِکِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَمَّا غَنَمُکَ وَجَارِيَتُکَ فَرَدٌّ إِلَيْکَ وَجَلَدَ ابْنَهُ مِائَةً وَغَرَّبَهُ عَامًا وَأَمَرَ أُنَيْسًا أَنْ يَأْتِيَ امْرَأَةَ الْآخَرِ فَإِنْ اعْتَرَفَتْ فَارْجُمْهَا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ فَرَجَمَهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5425
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah and Zaid bin Khalid Al Juhanl that two men referred a dispute to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم . One of them said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, pass judgment between us according to the Book of Allah.” The other, who was Wiser, said: “Yes, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, and allow me to speak.” He said: “My son was a laborer serving this man, and he committed Zina with his wife. They told me that my son was to be stoned to death, but I ransomed him with one hundred sheep and a slave girl of mine. Then I asked the people of knowledge, who told me that my son was to be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year, and that his (the man’s) wife was to be stoned to death.” The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I will pass judgment between you according to the Book of Allah. As for your sheep and your slave girl, take them back.” Then he gave his son one hundred lashes, and exiled him for one year, and he ordered Unais to go to the wife of the other man and if she confessed, to stone her to death. She did confess, so he stoned her to death. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020