17/7. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1432 — Evidence, Confession and Rajm
What Has Been Related About Confirming Stoning
Rajm Hadith About Evidence and Confession
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1432
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1432
حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَإِنِّي خَائِفٌ أَنْ يَطُولَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ فَيَقُولَ قَائِلٌ لاَ نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أَحْصَنَ وَقَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ حَبَلٌ أَوِ اعْتِرَافٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
'Umar bin Al-Khattab Narrated from:
Verily Allah Sent Muhammad (ﷺ) With The Truth, And He Revealed The Book To Him. Among What Was Revealed To Him Was The Ayah Of Stoning. So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Stoned, And We Stoned After Him. I Fear That Time Will Pass Over The People Such That Someone Will Say 'We Do Not See Stoning In The Book Of Allah.' They Will Be Misguided By Leaving An Obligation Which Allah Revealed. Indeed Stoning Is The Retribution For The Adulterer If He Was Married And The Evidence Has Been Established, Or Due To Pregnancy, Or Confession.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1432In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 12English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1432
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1432
This rajm hadith gives a longer statement from Umar bin Al-Khattab. He said that Allah sent Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم with the truth and revealed the Book to him. He also said that among what was revealed was the ayah of stoning. Then he stated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stoned, and they stoned after him. Umar feared that with time some people would say they did not find stoning in the Book of Allah and would leave an obligation. The text then names the case: a married person who commits adultery when proof is established, or through pregnancy, or confession.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar linked the ruling to revelation and the practice of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- He feared people leaving the ruling with the passing of time.
- The text mentions marriage as a condition in this statement.
- The text names evidence, pregnancy, or confession as ways the matter is established.
