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Sahih Bukhari 7193 — Judgment by Allah's Law
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Hadith About Judgment by Allah's Law
Sahih Bukhari : 7193
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7193
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالاَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَامَ خَصْمُهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ فَاقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ إِنَّ ابْنِي كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ، فَقَالُوا لِي عَلَى ابْنِكَ الرَّجْمُ. فَفَدَيْتُ ابْنِي مِنْهُ بِمِائَةٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ وَوَلِيدَةٍ، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا عَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، أَمَّا الْوَلِيدَةُ وَالْغَنَمُ فَرَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ، وَعَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا أُنَيْسُ ـ لِرَجُلٍ ـ فَاغْدُ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا فَارْجُمْهَا ". فَغَدَا عَلَيْهَا أُنَيْسٌ فَرَجَمَهَا.
Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani Narrated from:
A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Judge between us according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet (ﷺ) addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned her to death.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7193, 7194In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 303
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7193
This hadith about judgment by Allah's law presents a case brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم by a Bedouin and his opponent. Both wanted judgment according to Allah's Book. The Bedouin explained that his son had committed illegal sexual intercourse with the man's wife, and that he had paid one hundred sheep and a slave girl as ransom after being told the wrong ruling. After asking people of knowledge, he learned that his son was to receive one hundred lashes and one year of exile. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم judged by Allah's law, returned the sheep and slave girl, gave the ruling for the son, and ordered Unais regarding the woman. The focus is clear judgment and returning what was wrongly taken.
What we learn from this hadith
- Judgment should be based on Allah's law, not on false settlement.
- Wrongly taken property must be returned.
- People should ask knowledgeable persons when confused about a ruling.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave separate rulings for each person in the case.
