17/24. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1456 — People of Lut Warning
What Has Been Related About The Punishment Of The Sodomite
Hadith About the Action of the People of Lut
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1456
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1456
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو السَّوَّاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ فَاقْتُلُوا الْفَاعِلَ وَالْمَفْعُولَ بِهِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَإِنَّمَا يُعْرَفُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَرَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو فَقَالَ " مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ الْقَتْلَ وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَةً . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اقْتُلُوا الْفَاعِلَ وَالْمَفْعُولَ بِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ مَقَالٌ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ أَحَدًا رَوَاهُ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ غَيْرَ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْعُمَرِيِّ . وَعَاصِمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي حَدِّ اللُّوطِيِّ فَرَأَى بَعْضُهُمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجْمَ أَحْصَنَ أَوْ لَمْ يُحْصِنْ وَهَذَا قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ فُقَهَاءِ التَّابِعِينَ مِنْهُمُ الْحَسَنُ الْبَصْرِيُّ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّخَعِيُّ وَعَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ وَغَيْرُهُمْ قَالُوا حَدُّ اللُّوطِيِّ حَدُّ الزَّانِي وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Whomever You Find Doing The Actions Of The People Of Lut Then Kill The One Doing It, And The One It Is Done To."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1456In-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 3, Book 15, Hadith 1456
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1456
This hadith about the action of the people of Lut reports from Ibn Abbas that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to kill the one doing the act and the one it is done to. The provided text then adds important hadith discussion. It says this wording is known from this route, while another narration from Muhammad bin Ishaq mentions the wording “cursed is whoever does the action of the people of Lut” and does not mention killing. It also mentions another route with weakness, and then says scholars differed over the legal punishment. So the explanation must not ignore the report’s own discussion. According to Islamic scholars, legal penalties are handled by lawful authority and courts, not by individuals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith records a severe warning about the action of the people of Lut.
- The provided text also mentions another wording that does not include killing.
- Abu Isa notes discussion about the chains and scholarly difference.
- This subject should be explained carefully and not used for private action.
