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Musnad Ahmad 1142 (Book 5, Hadith 557) #34783
Carrying Out Hadd Punishment for Zina

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ sent 'Ali (??? ???? ???) to carry out the hadd punishment of flogging on a black slave woman who had committed zina, but since she was still bleeding postpartum, he instructed him to wait until her nifas stopped and then give her fifty lashes.

It was narrated from 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) that he said: The Messenger of Allah sent me to a black slave woman of his who had committed zina, to carry out the hadd punishment of flogging on her, I found that she was still bleeding (postpartum) so I went to the Prophet and told him about that. He said to me: 'When she recovers from her nifas (postpartum bleeding), give her fifty lashes. Abur-Rabee' said in his hadeeth:. I told the Prophet and he said: "When her bleeding stops, then give her the hadd punishment'. Then he said: "carry out the hadd punishments".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَكِيعٍ الْجَرَّاحُ بْنُ مَلِيحٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الثَّعْلَبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى أَمَةٍ لَهُ سَوْدَاءَ زَنَتْ لِأَجْلِدَهَا الْحَدَّ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُهَا فِي دِمَائِهَا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا تَعَالَتْ مِنْ نُفَاسِهَا فَاجْلِدْهَا خَمْسِينَ وَقَالَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ إِذَا جَفَّتْ مِنْ دِمَائِهَا فَحُدَّهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَقِيمُوا الْحُدُودَ‏.‏

TOPICS
punishment  *  hadd  *  zina  *  nifas

QUICK LESSONS:
Carry out punishments prescribed by Allah according to extenuating circumstances or mitigating factors
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of carrying out the hadd punishments prescribed by Allah in order to maintain justice and peace in society. In this particular case, it is about a black slave woman who committed zina and was supposed to be given fifty lashes as punishment. However, since she was still bleeding postpartum at that time, the Prophet instructed 'Ali to wait until her nifas stopped before giving her the punishment. This shows us that even when carrying out punishments prescribed by Allah we must also take into account any extenuating circumstances or mitigating factors which may affect how we should proceed with justice. We must also remember that mercy is an important part of justice and so we should always strive for balance between both when dealing with matters related to justice.

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