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Musnad Ahmad 941 (Book 5, Hadith 368) #34594
Punishment for Adultery According to Islamic Law

SUMMARY: 'Ali gave a married adulterer one hundred lashes and stoned him on two consecutive days, following the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah.

It was narrated that ash-Sha'bi said: A married adulterer was brought to 'Ali. He gave him one hundred lashes on Thursday and he stoned him on Friday. It was said to him: You gave him two hadd punishments? He said: I flogged him in accordance with the Book of Allah and I stoned him in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah .
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ بِزَانٍ مُحْصَنٍ فَجَلَدَهُ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ ثُمَّ رَجَمَهُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ جَمَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ حَدَّيْنِ فَقَالَ جَلَدْتُهُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَرَجَمْتُهُ بِسُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

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adultery  *  punishment  *  law

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect marriage laws set forth by Islam; follow justice when punishing wrongdoers; hold people accountable for their actions; obey Quran & Hadiths teachings regarding punishments .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how adultery is punished according to Islamic law. It was narrated that ash-Sha'bi said that a married adulterer was brought to 'Ali. He gave him one hundred lashes on Thursday and he stoned him on Friday. It was said to him why he gave two punishments? He replied that he flogged him in accordance with the Book of Allah and stoned him in accordance with the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. This hadith shows us that adultery is considered a serious crime in Islam and it should be punished accordingly as prescribed by both Quran and Hadith. The punishment for adultery is 100 lashes followed by stoning which serves as an example for others not to commit such acts again.

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