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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1435 (Book 17, Hadith 17) #27020
Repentance and Sacrifice in Islam

SUMMARY: A woman from Juhainah confessed to committing adultery and was stoned for it, but the Prophet ﷺ prayed for her after she had repented.

Narrated 'Imran bin Husain: "A woman from Juhainah confessed before the Prophet that she had committed adultery, and she said: 'I am pregnant'. So the Prophet called for her guardian and said: 'Be good to her and if she gives birth to her child then tell me'. So he did so, and then he gave the order that her clothes be bound tightly around her. Then he ordered her to be stoned and she was stoned. Then he performed (funeral) Salat for her. So 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah! You stoned her then you prayed for her?!' He said: 'She has repented a repentance that, if distributed among seventy of the people of Al-Madinah, it would have sufficed them. Have you ever seen something more virtuous than her sacrificing herself for the sake of Allah?'"
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ اعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي حُبْلَى ‏.‏ فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ وَلِيَّهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا فَأَخْبِرْنِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَفَعَلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَشُدَّتْ عَلَيْهَا ثِيَابُهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهَا فَرُجِمَتْ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجَمْتَهَا ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ وَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ شَيْئًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا لِلَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
repentance  *  sacrifice  *  islam  *  pardon  *  tawbah  *  istisqaa

QUICK LESSONS:
Confess your sins before Allah , Strive towards righteousness , Love Allah .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman from Juhainah who committed adultery and confessed to it before the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) called for her guardian and asked him to be kind to her if she gave birth. He then ordered that her clothes be bound tightly around her, followed by ordering that she be stoned. After this, he performed funeral Salat for her. 'Umar bin Al-Khattab questioned why he would pray for someone who had been stoned, but the Prophet (ﷺ) explained that she had repented a repentance so great that if distributed among seventy people of Al-Madinah it would have sufficed them. This shows us how powerful repentance can be in Islam; even though this woman committed a major sin, Allah accepted her repentance and forgave her due to its magnitude. It also teaches us about sacrifice; this woman sacrificed herself by confessing before the Prophet (ﷺ), knowing full well what punishment awaited her yet still willing to accept it out of love for Allah. These values are important reminders of how we should strive towards righteousness even when we make mistakes or fall short of our obligations as Muslims.

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