17/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1437 — Stoning of a Jew and Jewess
What Has Been Related About Stoning The People Of The Book
Hadith About Stoning a Jew and a Jewess
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1437
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1437
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجَمَ يَهُودِيًّا وَيَهُودِيَّةً . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَالْبَرَاءِ وَجَابِرٍ وَابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ جَزْءٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ قَالُوا إِذَا اخْتَصَمَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ وَتَرَافَعُوا إِلَى حُكَّامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَكَمُوا بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ وَبِأَحْكَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ يُقَامُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَدُّ فِي الزِّنَا . وَالْقَوْلُ الأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ .
Jabir bin Samurah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Stoned A Jew And A Jewess.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1437In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1437
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1437
This hadith, narrated by Jabir bin Samurah, states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stoned a Jew and a Jewess. The Arabic text also includes Tirmidhi's discussion after the narration. It mentions that most scholars said that when the People of the Book bring a dispute to Muslim judges, they judge between them by the Book, the Sunnah, and the rulings of Muslims. It also says some held a different view about applying the penalty for adultery to them, while the first view is described as more correct in that note. The main hadith itself remains short, so the explanation should stay close to it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stoned a Jew and a Jewess.
- The report is connected to judgment when People of the Book bring a case.
- Tirmidhi records differing scholarly views in the note after the hadith.
- The text presents the matter as a legal judgment handled by authority.
