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Sahih al-Bukhari 4556 (Book 65, Hadith 78) #4339
Stoning for Adultery According to the Torah

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered two adulterers to be stoned to death according to the Torah, which the Jews had denied.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: The Jews brought to the Prophet a man and a woman from among them who had committed illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet said to them, "How do you usually punish the one amongst you who has committed illegal sexual intercourse?" They replied, "We blacken their faces with coal and beat them," He said, "Don't you find the order of Ar-Rajm (ie stoning to death) in the Torah?" They replied, "We do not find anything in it"'.Abdullah bin Salam (after hearing this conversation) said to them".You have told a lie! Bring here the Torah and recite it if you are truthful". (So the Jews brought the Torah). And the religious teacher who was teaching it to them, put his hand over the Verse of Ar- Rajm and started reading what was written above and below the place hidden with his hand, but he did not read the Verse of Ar-Rajm'.Abdullah bin Salam removed his (ie the teacher's) hand from the Verse of Ar-Rajm and said, "What is this?" So when the Jews saw that Verse, they said, "This is the Verse of Ar-Rajm". So the Prophet ordered the two adulterers to be stoned to death, and they were stoned to death near the place where biers used to be placed near the Mosque. I saw her companion (ie the adulterer) bowing over her so as to protect her from the stones.
حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ، جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ زَنَيَا، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ‏"‏ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَى مِنْكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا نُحَمِّمُهُمَا وَنَضْرِبُهُمَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَجِدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ كَذَبْتُمْ ‏{‏فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ‏}‏ فَوَضَعَ مِدْرَاسُهَا الَّذِي يُدَرِّسُهَا مِنْهُمْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ، فَطَفِقَ يَقْرَأُ مَا دُونَ يَدِهِ وَمَا وَرَاءَهَا، وَلاَ يَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ، فَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هِيَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا فَرُجِمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ حَيْثُ مَوْضِعُ الْجَنَائِزِ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَجْنَأُ عَلَيْهَا يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ‏.‏

TOPICS
adultery  *  punishment  *  stoning  *  torah  *  zina  *  hudud  *  rajm  *  tawrat

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak up against what you know is wrong; Follow religious laws even if you don't agree with them or find them difficult or uncomfortable at times; Show respect & compassion towards others regardless of their actions/mistakes/beliefs etc.; Be truthful always .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation in which two people from among the Jews were brought before Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for committing adultery. When asked how they usually punish such an act among them, they replied that they blacken their faces with coal and beat them. However, when Abdullah bin Salam heard this he said that they were lying and asked them to bring forth their holy book -the Torah- so that it could be read. Upon reading it was found that there was a verse in it regarding stoning those who commit adultery. Thus Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ordered for both of them to be stoned near where biers used to be placed near the Mosque. This hadith teaches us about justice and fairness as well as following religious laws even if we don't agree with them or find them difficult or uncomfortable at times. It also shows us how important truthfulness is since Abdullah bin Salam spoke up against what he knew was wrong even though he wasn't directly involved in this situation himself.

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