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Sunan Ibn Majah 2574 (Book 20, Hadith 42) #31928
Alternative Punishment for Illegal Sexual Intercourse

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) instructed to punish a man who committed illegal sexual intercourse with a slave woman, but due to his physical weakness, he was given an alternative punishment.

It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Sa'd bin 'Ubadah said: "There was a man living among our dwellings who had a physical defect, and to our astonishment he was seen with one of the slave women of the dwellings, committing illegal sex with her. Sa'd bin 'Ubadah referred his case to the Messenger of Allah , who said: 'Give him one hundred lashes'. They said: 'O Prophet of Allah , he is too weak to bear that. If we give him one hundred lashes he will die'. He said: "Then take a branch with a hundred twigs and hit him once". Another chain reports a similar hadith.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَلَمْ يُرَعْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ الدَّارِ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا فَرَفَعَ شَأْنَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اجْلِدُوهُ ضَرْبَ مِائَةِ سَوْطٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لَوْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ مَاتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَخُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالاً فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ نَحْوَهُ

TOPICS
punishment  *  intercourse  *  weakness  *  woman  *  iqab  *  zina  *  dhulm  *  jariyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow justice and treat people with mercy and leniency when necessary .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the punishment for those who commit illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ instructed that the person should be given one hundred lashes as punishment. However, due to his physical weakness, it was decided that he should be given an alternative punishment instead of one hundred lashes. This alternative punishment was taking a branch with a hundred twigs and hitting him once. This hadith teaches us that even though there are punishments set in place for certain actions, if someone is too weak or unable to bear the consequences of their actions then they should be treated with mercy and leniency instead of being punished harshly.

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