17/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1428 — Ma'iz, Repeated Confession and Mercy
What Has Been Related About Averting The Legal Punishments From The One Who Confessed If He Changes His Mind
Ma'iz Al-Aslami Confession Hadith Explained
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1428
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1428
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ مَاعِزٌ الأَسْلَمِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى . فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى . فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى . فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ فَأُخْرِجَ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَرُجِمَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ فَرَّ يَشْتَدُّ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ مَعَهُ لَحْىُ جَمَلٍ فَضَرَبَهُ بِهِ وَضَرَبَهُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى مَاتَ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ فَرَّ حِينَ وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ وَمَسَّ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلاَّ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . وَرُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Ma'Iz Al-Aslamu Came To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) And Said That He Had Committed Adultery, So He (ﷺ) Turned Away From Him. Then He Approached From His Other Side And Said: '[O Messenger Of Allah!] I Have Committed Adultery.' So He Turned Away From Him. The He Came From His Other Side And Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! I Have Committed Adultery.' So He Gave The Order (For Stoning) Upon The Fourth Time.He Was Taken To Al-Harrah And Stoned With Rocks, He Ran Swiftly Until He Passed A Man With A Camel Whip Who Beat Him With It, And The People Beat Him Until He Died. They Mentioned To The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), That He Ran Upon Feeling The Rocks At The Time Of Death. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Why Didn'T You Leave Him?'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1428In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 8English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1428
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1428
This hadith about Ma'iz Al-Aslami shows a repeated confession and a striking final question. Ma'iz came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and said he had committed adultery. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned away from him. Ma'iz came again from another side and repeated it, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned away again. After the fourth time, the order was given. The hadith then says that when Ma'iz felt the stones and death, he ran, and people beat him until he died. When this was mentioned to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he said, "Why didn't you leave him?" The text points to great care in such serious matters.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned away from Ma'iz more than once before the fourth confession.
- The hadith shows that confession in a serious case was not rushed.
- Ma'iz ran when he felt the stones and death.
- The Prophet's question, "Why didn't you leave him?" shows caution in the case.
