17/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1431 — Umar on Stoning
What Has Been Related About Confirming Stoning
Umar's Statement About Rajm in Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1431
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1431
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَجَمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَرَجَمْتُ وَلَوْلاَ أَنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَكَتَبْتُهُ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَجِيءَ أَقْوَامٌ فَلاَ يَجِدُونَهُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَكْفُرُونَ بِهِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ .
'Umar bin Al-Khattab Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Stoned, Abu Bakr Stoned, And I Stoned. If I Didn'T Dislike That I Add To The Book Of Allah. I Would Have Written It In The Mushaf, For I Fear That There Will Come A People And They Will Not Find It In The Book Of Allah, So They Will Disbelieve In It.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1431In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 11English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1431
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1431
This hadith records a statement from Umar bin Al-Khattab about rajm, or stoning. He said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stoned, Abu Bakr stoned, and he stoned. He then said that if he did not dislike adding to the Book of Allah, he would have written it in the Mushaf. He feared that people would come later, not find it in the Book of Allah, and then disbelieve in it. The hadith is not a long legal manual. It is Umar's warning about people denying a ruling because they do not see it written in the Mushaf.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar stated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, Abu Bakr, and he applied stoning.
- Umar avoided adding anything to the Mushaf.
- He feared later denial of the ruling.
- The hadith shows concern for preserving what was practiced and known.
