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Sahih al-Bukhari 2555 (Book 49, Hadith 38) #2445
Punishment for Illegal Sexual Intercourse

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) prescribed a punishment for a slave-girl who commits illegal sexual intercourse.

Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid: The Prophet said, "If a slave-girl (Ama) commits illegal sexual intercourse, scourge her; if she does it again, scourge her again; if she repeats it, scourge her again". The narrator added that on the third or the fourth offense, the Prophet said, "Sell her even for a hair rope".
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، وَزَيْدَ بْنَ خَالِدٍ، رضى الله عنهما عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا زَنَتِ الأَمَةُ فَاجْلِدُوهَا، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا، ثُمَّ إِذَا زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا، فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ بِيعُوهَا وَلَوْ بِضَفِيرٍ

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punishment  *  intercourse  *  rope  *  iqab  *  ama  *  zina  *  alqitr  *  slavegirl

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the punishment that should be given to a slave girl if she commits illegal sexual intercourse. According to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, if she does it once, she should be scourged; if she does it again, then scourging her again is necessary; and if she repeats it, then scourging her again is necessary. On the third or fourth offense, he said that one should sell her even for a hair rope. This hadith teaches us that Islam has strict laws against any kind of immoral behavior and prescribes punishments accordingly in order to maintain justice in society. It also teaches us that we must follow these laws as they are set by Allah SWT and His Messenger ﷺ in order to lead an upright life according to Islamic teachings.

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