Hadith 4402

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ الْمَعْنَى ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ ، قَالَ هَنَّادٌ الْجَنْبيُّ ، قَالَ : " أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ فَجَرَتْ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهَا فَمَرَّ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَأَخَذَهَا ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهَا فَأُخْبِرَ عُمَرُ ، قَالَ : ادْعُوا لِي عَلِيًّا فَجَاءَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ : عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ ، وَعَنِ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ ، وَعَنِ الْمَعْتُوهِ حَتَّى يَبْرَأَ ، وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ مَعْتُوهَةُ بَنِي فُلَانٍ لَعَلَّ الَّذِي أَتَاهَا وَهِيَ فِي بَلَائِهَا قَالَ : فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام وَأَنَا لَا أَدْرِي " .
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: Abu Zubyan said: A woman who had committed adultery was brought to Umar. He gave orders that she should be stoned. Ali passed by just then. He seized her and let her go. Umar was informed of it. He said: Ask Ali to come to me. Ali came to him and said: Commander of the Faithful, you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There are three (people) whose actions are not recorded: A boy till he reaches puberty, a sleeper till he awakes, a lunatic till he is restored to reason. This is an idiot (mad) woman belonging to the family of so and so. Someone might have done this action with her when she suffered the fit of lunacy. Umar said: I do not know. Ali said: I do not know.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الحدود / 4402
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح دون قوله لعل الذي  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, عطاء بن السائب اختلط, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 156
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 10196، 10078) (صحیح) » دون قولہ : «لعل الذی» سے آخر تک ثابت نہیں ہے
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
An elderly person who has lost his senses and is not in possession of his intellect and awareness, the same ruling applies to him as well.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4403