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Sahih al-Bukhari 6949 (Book 89, Hadith 10) #6679
Punishment for Forced Sexual Intercourse

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the punishment for a man who commits illegal sexual intercourse with a female slave, either virgin or matron, by force against her will.

And Safiyya bint 'Ubaid said: "A governmental male-slave tried to seduce a slave-girl from the Khumus of the war booty till he deflowered her by force against her will; therefore 'Umar flogged him according to the law, and exiled him, but he did not flog the female slave because the male-slave had committed illegal sexual intercourse by force, against her will". Az-Zuhri said regarding a virgin slave-girl raped by a free man: The judge has to fine the adulterer as much money as is equal to the price of the female slave and the adulterer has to be flogged (according to the Islamic Law); but if the slave woman is a matron, then, according to the verdict of the Imam, the adulterer is not fined but he has to receive the legal punishment (according to the Islamic Law).
وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي نَافِعٌ، أَنَّ صَفِيَّةَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ عَبْدًا مِنْ رَقِيقِ الإِمَارَةِ وَقَعَ عَلَى وَلِيدَةٍ مِنَ الْخُمُسِ، فَاسْتَكْرَهَهَا حَتَّى افْتَضَّهَا، فَجَلَدَهُ عُمَرُ الْحَدَّ وَنَفَاهُ، وَلَمْ يَجْلِدِ الْوَلِيدَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فِي الأَمَةِ الْبِكْرِ، يَفْتَرِعُهَا الْحُرُّ، يُقِيمُ ذَلِكَ الْحَكَمُ مِنَ الأَمَةِ الْعَذْرَاءِ بِقَدْرِ قِيمَتِهَا، وَيُجْلَدُ، وَلَيْسَ فِي الأَمَةِ الثَّيِّبِ فِي قَضَاءِ الأَئِمَّةِ غُرْمٌ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ‏.‏
TOPICS
punishment  *  intercourse  *  slave  *  force  *  iqab  *  maruf  *  jareeaah  *  qahr

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect women's rights & dignity; Follow justice; Uphold equality before law; Abide by Islamic laws & rulings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the punishment for a man who commits illegal sexual intercourse with a female slave, either virgin or matron, by force against her will. According to this hadith, if the woman is a virgin then the adulterer must be fined an amount equal to the price of the female slave and receive legal punishment according to Islamic law. If she is not a virgin then he must only receive legal punishment according to Islamic law but no fine is necessary. The purpose of this ruling is to protect women from being taken advantage of and ensure that justice is served in such cases. It also serves as an example of how Islam values women's rights and dignity even in situations where they are not free citizens.

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