29/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1705b — Wait Until She Recovers
Delaying the Hadd punishment in the case of women who have just given birth
Hadith About Delaying Punishment: Leave Her Until She Recovers
Sahih Muslim : 1705b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1705b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مَنْ أَحْصَنَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُحْصِنْ . وَزَادَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ " اتْرُكْهَا حَتَّى تَمَاثَلَ " .
As-Suddi Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of as-Suddi with the same chain of transmitters, but he did not mention: " Those who are married and those who are not married." There is also an addition in it:" I spare her until she is all right."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1705bIn-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 54USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 17, Hadith 4225
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1705b
This version of the hadith keeps the same chain and same main event but adds an important wording: “I spare her until she is all right,” or “leave her until she recovers.” The report also notes that this version does not mention the phrase about married and unmarried slaves. The core message is still about the timing of punishment when a woman had recently given birth. Ali feared that carrying it out at once could kill her, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم approved his decision. For readers searching for hadith about delaying punishment after childbirth, this narration gives the clearest wording in the supplied text: the woman is to be left until she is well enough.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person’s physical condition is considered in carrying out punishment.
- The added wording points to waiting until recovery.
- The report preserves both what is included and what is omitted in this version.
