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Sahih al-Bukhari 7193, 7194 (Book 93, Hadith 55) #6910
Judgement According to Allah's Laws

SUMMARY: A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ asking for judgement according to Allah's laws. The Prophet ﷺ judged that the bedouin's son should receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year, and that the man's wife should be stoned to death.

Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani: A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Judge between us according to Allah's Book (Laws)". His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws". The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile'. " The Prophet ﷺ said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet ﷺ addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death". So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned her to death.
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالاَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَامَ خَصْمُهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ فَاقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ إِنَّ ابْنِي كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالُوا لِي عَلَى ابْنِكَ الرَّجْمُ‏.‏ فَفَدَيْتُ ابْنِي مِنْهُ بِمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَوَلِيدَةٍ، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا عَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏ "‏ لأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، أَمَّا الْوَلِيدَةُ وَالْغَنَمُ فَرَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ، وَعَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا أُنَيْسُ ـ لِرَجُلٍ ـ فَاغْدُ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا فَارْجُمْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَغَدَا عَلَيْهَا أُنَيْسٌ فَرَجَمَهَا‏.‏
TOPICS
judgement  *  laws  *  punishment  *  exile  *  qadaa  *  ahkaam  *  ujratan  *  haddaan

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Allah's laws while judging between people . Show mercy while punishing someone . Strive towards fairness when dealing with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about judgement according to Allah’s laws. A bedouin came before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asking for a judgement on his son who had committed illegal sexual intercourse with another man’s wife. The people said that his son should be stoned, but instead of this punishment, the Prophet ﷺ decided that he would receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for a year instead. He also ordered Unais to stone the woman in question in order to uphold justice according to Allah’s laws. This hadith teaches us about justice and how it is important not only in Islam but also in our everyday lives; we must always strive towards fairness when dealing with others, even if it means making difficult decisions or punishments. It also shows us how mercy can sometimes take precedence over strictness when it comes to upholding justice; although there were calls for harsher punishments such as stoning, ultimately mercy was shown by allowing exile instead of death as a punishment.

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