86/42. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6848 — Punishment Limits
What punishment may be inflicted on the person so that they may not commit the same sin again, or so that they may learn good manners
Hadith About Punishment Limits in Islam
Sahih Bukhari : 6848
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6848
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يُجْلَدُ فَوْقَ عَشْرِ جَلَدَاتٍ إِلاَّ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ".
Abu Burda Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "Nobody should be flogged more than ten stripes except if he is guilty of a crime, the legal punishment of which is assigned by Allah."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6848In-book reference : Book 86, Hadith 70USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 831
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6848
This hadith about punishment limits in Islam gives a clear boundary. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that nobody should be flogged more than ten stripes except in a hadd from the limits set by Allah. The wording protects discipline from becoming open-ended or driven by anger. It also separates ordinary correction from legal punishments assigned by Allah. The report is not a full manual of courts or family discipline; it gives the key limit stated in the text. Search users often type hadith no punishment above ten lashes, Bukhari 6848 explanation, ten stripes hadith, and hadd punishment hadith. The balanced takeaway is restraint, measure, and not crossing the limit named in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Punishment above ten stripes is restricted to a hadd from Allah's limits.
- The hadith sets a boundary for ordinary punishment.
- Discipline should not be driven by uncontrolled anger.
- The text separates general correction from prescribed legal punishment.
