Narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: My uncle Sayyiduna Harith bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by me and he had a flag with him, which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had tied and given to him. I said to him: O uncle! Where has the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent you? He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent me to a man who has married his father’s wife, and he has commanded me to behead him.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / مسائل الحدود / 6733
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح، قاله الالباني۔ أخرجه ابن ماجه: 2607، والترمذي: 1362، والنسائي: 6/ 109 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 18557، 18579 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 18780»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: {وَلَاتَنْکِحُوْامَانَکَحَآٰبَائُکُمْمِنَالنِّسَائِاِلَّامَاقَدْسَلَفَ} … “And do not marry those women whom your fathers married.” (Surah An-Nisa: 22) The prohibition regarding the stepmother applies solely to marrying her, whether intercourse has taken place or not.