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Sahih al-Bukhari 7260 (Book 95, Hadith 14) #6973
Settling Disputes According To Allah's Book

SUMMARY: A bedouin asked the Prophet (PBUH) to settle a dispute between him and his opponent according to Allah's Book (Laws). The Prophet (PBUH) judged that the bedouin's son should receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year, while his opponent's wife should be stoned to death.

Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were with Allah's Messenger ﷺ a bedouin got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Settle my case according to Allah's Book (Laws)". Then his opponent got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! He has said the truth! Settle his case according to Allah's Book (Laws) and allow me to speak," He said, "My son was a laborer for this man and he committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people told me that my son should be stoned to death but I ransomed him with one-hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned people and they told me that his wife should be stoned to death and my son should receive one-hundred lashes and be sentenced to one year of exile'. The Prophet ﷺ said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I will judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws): As for the slave girl and the sheep, they are to be returned; and as for your son, he shall receive one hundred lashes and will be exiled for one year. You, O Unais!" addressing a man from Bani Aslam, "Go tomorrow morning to the wife of this (man) and if she confesses, then stone her to death". The next morning Unais went to the wife and she confessed, and he stoned her to death.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ قَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اقْضِ لِي بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَامَ خَصْمُهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، اقْضِ لَهُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، وَأْذَنْ لِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ قُلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِي كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا ـ وَالْعَسِيفُ الأَجِيرُ ـ فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ عَلَى ابْنِي الرَّجْمَ، فَافْتَدَيْتُ مِنْهُ بِمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَوَلِيدَةٍ، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ الرَّجْمَ، وَأَنَّمَا عَلَى ابْنِي جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، أَمَّا الْوَلِيدَةُ وَالْغَنَمُ فَرُدُّوهَا، وَأَمَّا ابْنُكَ فَعَلَيْهِ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا أُنَيْسُ ـ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ ـ فَاغْدُ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا، فَإِنِ اعْتَرَفَتْ فَارْجُمْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَغَدَا عَلَيْهَا أُنَيْسٌ فَاعْتَرَفَتْ فَرَجَمَهَا‏.‏
TOPICS
dispute  *  judgment  *  law  *  punishment

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice through legal means prescribed by Allah in His book . Consult religious scholars when faced with difficult decisions .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about settling disputes according to Allah’s laws. It was narrated by Abu Huraira who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In this hadith, a Bedouin man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to settle a dispute between himself and another man according to Allah’s book. The dispute was about an illegal sexual intercourse committed by the Bedouin man’s son with his opponent’s wife. After consulting religious scholars, it was decided that the woman should be stoned to death while the son should receive one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) then ordered Unais from Bani Aslam to go in the morning and if she confessed then stone her accordingly which happened as such. This hadith teaches us that we must always seek justice through legal means as prescribed by Allah in His book rather than resorting to violence or revengeful acts when faced with disputes or disagreements with others. It also teaches us that we must always consult religious scholars when faced with difficult decisions so as not make mistakes in our judgement or actions.

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