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Musnad Ahmad 41 (Book 1, Hadith 40) #33738
Adultery and Punishment

SUMMARY: A man confessed to adultery four times and was stoned for it, despite people saying only good things about him.

It was narrated from Jabir from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abza that Abu Bakr 4 said: I was sitting with the Prophet when Ma'iz bin Malik came and confessed (to adultery) in his presence once, and he sent him away. Then he came and admitted it in his presence a second time and he sent him away. Then he came and admitted it in his presence a third time and he sent him away. I said to him: If you confess a fourth time, he will stone you. Then he admitted it the fourth time, so he detained him and asked about him, and they said: We do not know anything but good about him. Then he ordered that he be stoned.
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ جَالِسًا فَجَاءَ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَاعْتَرَفَ عِنْدَهُ مَرَّةً فَرَدَّهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فَاعْتَرَفَ عِنْدَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَرَدَّهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ فَاعْتَرَفَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَرَدَّهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ إِنْ اعْتَرَفْتَ الرَّابِعَةَ رَجَمَكَ قَالَ فَاعْتَرَفَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَحَبَسَهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
adultery  *  punishment  *  confession  *  stoning  *  zina  *  iqrar

QUICK LESSONS:
Stay away from sins like adultery so you can avoid facing punishments in this life or the hereafter.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who committed the sin of adultery and confessed to it four times in front of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Despite people saying only good things about him, he was still detained and stoned for his crime. This hadith teaches us that no matter how much good we have done in our lives, if we commit a sin then we must face the consequences of our actions. It also shows us that Allah is just and will not let any wrongdoer go unpunished. Furthermore, this hadith serves as a reminder to all Muslims to stay away from sins such as adultery so they can avoid facing such punishments in this life or the hereafter.

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