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Sunan Abi Dawud 4437 (Book 40, Hadith 87) #24728
Punishment for Adultery

SUMMARY: A man confessed to the Prophet that he had committed fornication with a woman, but she denied it. The Prophet then inflicted the prescribed punishment of flogging on him.

Narrated Sahl ibn Sa'd: A man came to the Prophet and confessed before him that he had committed fornication with a woman whom he named. The Messenger of Allah sent for the woman and asked her about it. But she denied that she had committed fornication. So he inflicted the prescribed punishment of flogging on him, and let her go.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْقُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَاهُ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُ أَنَّهُ زَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ سَمَّاهَا لَهُ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ فَسَأَلَهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ أَنْ تَكُونَ زَنَتْ فَجَلَدَهُ الْحَدَّ وَتَرَكَهَا

TOPICS
adultery  *  punishment  *  prescribed  *  flogging  *  zina  *  uqubat  *  muharramah  *  rajam

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic laws against immoral acts such as adultery and maintain justice in society by punishing those found guilty appropriately .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who confessed to the Prophet that he had committed adultery with a woman. However, when the woman was asked about it she denied it. The Prophet then imposed upon him the prescribed punishment of flogging as per Islamic law and let her go free. This teaches us that even if someone confesses to committing an immoral act such as adultery they must still be proven guilty before any punishment is imposed upon them and justice must be served accordingly. It also teaches us that Islam has strict laws against immoral acts such as adultery and those who are found guilty should face appropriate punishments in order to maintain justice in society.

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