17/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1435 — Juhainah Woman and Repentance
Something Else About That Refraining From Stoning The Pregnant Woman Until She Gives Birth
Juhainah Woman Hadith About Repentance
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1435
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1435
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ اعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي حُبْلَى . فَدَعَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلِيَّهَا فَقَالَ " أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا فَأَخْبِرْنِي " . فَفَعَلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَشُدَّتْ عَلَيْهَا ثِيَابُهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهَا فَرُجِمَتْ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجَمْتَهَا ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا . فَقَالَ " لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ وَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ شَيْئًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا لِلَّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
A Woman From Juhainah Confessed Before The Prophet (ﷺ) That She Had Committed Adultery, And She Said: 'I Am Pregnant.' So The Prophet (ﷺ) Called For Her Guardian And Said: 'Be Good To Her And If She Gives Birth To Her Child Then Tell Me.' So He Did So, And Then He (ﷺ) Gave The Order That Her Clothes Be Bound Tightly Around Her.Then He Ordered Her To Be Stoned And She Was Stoned. Then He Performed (Funeral) Salat For Her. So 'Umar Bin Al-Khattab Said To Him: 'O Messenger Of Allah! You Stoned Her Then You Prayed For Her?!' He Said: 'She Has Repented A Repentance That, If Distributed Among Seventy Of The People Of Al-Madinah, It Would Have Sufficed Them. Have You Ever Seen Something More Virtuous Than Her Sacrificing Herself For The Sake Of Allah?'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1435In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1435
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1435
This hadith about the woman from Juhainah combines legal judgment with clear mercy before the judgment. She confessed before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that she had committed adultery and said she was pregnant. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called her guardian and told him, "Be good to her," and to inform him after she gave birth. After that, the order was carried out. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed the funeral prayer for her. When Umar asked about this, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said she had repented a repentance that, if divided among seventy people of Al-Madinah, would have sufficed them. The text strongly highlights her repentance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The pregnant woman was not punished before giving birth in this report.
- Her guardian was told to be good to her.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed the funeral prayer for her.
- Her repentance was praised in strong words by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
