17/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1427 — Ma'iz and Four Testimonies
What Has Been Related About Prompting In Cases Of The Legal Punishments
Hadith About Ma'iz and Four Testimonies
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1427
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1427
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ " أَحَقٌّ مَا بَلَغَنِي عَنْكَ " . قَالَ وَمَا بَلَغَكَ عَنِّي قَالَ " بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ وَقَعْتَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ آلِ فُلاَنٍ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَرَوَى شُعْبَةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ مُرْسَلاً وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said To Ma'Iz Bin Malik: "Is What Has Reached Me About You True?" He Said: "What Has Reached You About Me?" He Said: "It Has Reached Me That You Had Relations With The Slave-Maid Of The Family Of So-And-So" He Said: "Yes." So He Testified Four Times, And He Gave The Order That He Be Stoned.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1427In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 7English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1427
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1427
This hadith about Ma'iz focuses on a legal confession. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Ma'iz bin Malik whether what had reached him was true. When Ma'iz asked what had reached him, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned the report that he had relations with the slave-maid of a certain family. Ma'iz said yes. The hadith then states that he testified four times, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the order that he be stoned. The report is brief, so the explanation should not add details from outside this text. Its main focus is verification, confession, repeated testimony, and the legal outcome mentioned in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم first asked whether the report was true.
- Ma'iz gave an answer about the specific matter mentioned.
- The hadith states that he testified four times.
- The case was handled as a legal matter, not as personal revenge.
