86/32. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6831 — Unmarried Zina Penalty
Unmarried should be flogged and exiled
الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ وَلاَ تَأْخُذْكُمْ بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَائِفَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ}. قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ رَأْفَةٌ فِي إِقَامَةِ الْحُدُودِ.
Hadith About Unmarried Zina Punishment and Exile
Sahih Bukhari : 6831
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6831
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُ فِيمَنْ زَنَى وَلَمْ يُحْصَنْ جَلْدَ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبَ عَامٍ. قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، غَرَّبَ، ثُمَّ لَمْ تَزَلْ تِلْكَ السُّنَّةَ.
Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani Narrated from:
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) ordering that an unmarried person guilty of illegal sexual intercourse be flogged one-hundred stripes and be exiled for one year. `Umar bin Al-Khattab also exiled such a person, and this tradition is still valid.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6831, 6832In-book reference : Book 86, Hadith 57USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 818
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6831
This hadith about unmarried zina punishment gives a clear legal report from Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani. He heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم order that an unmarried person guilty of illegal sexual intercourse be flogged one hundred stripes and exiled for one year. The narration also mentions that Umar bin Al-Khattab carried out exile, and Ibn Shihab says that this practice remained valid. The explanation should stay within the text: the hadith is not a general discussion of all sins, nor does it discuss private suspicion. It reports a legal punishment after guilt is established. Search users often type Sahih Bukhari hadith about zina, unmarried zina hadith, and flogging and exile hadith when looking for this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith speaks about an unmarried person after guilt is established.
- The stated punishment combines one hundred stripes with one year of exile.
- Umar also applied exile in this matter according to the narration.
- The text presents this as a continuing Sunnah in the legal setting.
