Hadith 1043
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وعن سعيد بن سعد بن عبادة رضي الله عنهما قال كان بين أبياتنا رويجل ضعيف فخبث بأمة من إمائهم فذكر ذلك سعيد لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فقال: « اضربوه حده » فقالوا : يا سول الله! إنه أضعف من ذلك قال : « خذوا عثكالا فيه مائة شمراخ ثم اضربوه ضربة واحدة » . ففعلوا رواه أحمد والنسائي وابن ماجه وإسناده حسن لكن اختلف في وصله وإرساله.
Sa'id bin Sa'd bin 'Ubadah (RAA) narrated, 'A small weak man was staying in our tribe, and he committed adultery with one of their slave-women. Sa'd mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and thereupon he said, "Flog him (according to) the prescribed penalty." The people then said, 'O Messenger of Allah! He is too weak to bear it.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said, "Get a stalk of the raceme of a palm tree with a hundred twigs and strike him just once." So, they did. Related by Ahmad, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah with a good chain of narrators.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه ابن ماجه، الحدود، باب الكبير والمريض يجب عليه الحد، حديث:2574، وأحمد:5 /222، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:4 /313، حديث:7309.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that if an unmarried fornicator, due to a severe illness or by natural and inherent weakness, is so frail, weak, and feeble that there is a fear of death from the full implementation of the prescribed lashes, then in such a situation, leniency may be shown in the execution of the hadd (prescribed punishment). However, there will be no reduction or increase in the number (of lashes).
The majority of scholars are of the opinion that a branch with one hundred twigs should be used in such a way that every twig strikes the offender, while some say that striking once is sufficient and it is not necessary that every twig touches the offender.
With this, the punishment will be considered implemented.
The meaning is that the Islamic legal punishments are not meant to kill the offender, but rather to serve as a deterrent and to establish peace and order in society.
© Hadith Narrator:
«حضرت سعید بن سعد رضی اللہ عنہما » Sa‘id bin Sa‘d bin ‘Ubadah al-Ansari al-Sa‘idi.
He was a Companion (sahabi).
And according to one opinion, he was a Successor (tabi‘i).
He was trustworthy (thiqah), and very few hadiths are narrated from him.
During his caliphate, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib radi Allahu anhu appointed him as the governor of Yemen.
«أخرجه ابن ماجه، الحدود، باب الكبير والمريض يجب عليه الحد، حديث:2574، وأحمد:5 /222، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:4 /313، حديث:7309.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that if an unmarried fornicator, due to a severe illness or by natural and inherent weakness, is so frail, weak, and feeble that there is a fear of death from the full implementation of the prescribed lashes, then in such a situation, leniency may be shown in the execution of the hadd (prescribed punishment). However, there will be no reduction or increase in the number (of lashes).
The majority of scholars are of the opinion that a branch with one hundred twigs should be used in such a way that every twig strikes the offender, while some say that striking once is sufficient and it is not necessary that every twig touches the offender.
With this, the punishment will be considered implemented.
The meaning is that the Islamic legal punishments are not meant to kill the offender, but rather to serve as a deterrent and to establish peace and order in society.
© Hadith Narrator:
«حضرت سعید بن سعد رضی اللہ عنہما » Sa‘id bin Sa‘d bin ‘Ubadah al-Ansari al-Sa‘idi.
He was a Companion (sahabi).
And according to one opinion, he was a Successor (tabi‘i).
He was trustworthy (thiqah), and very few hadiths are narrated from him.
During his caliphate, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib radi Allahu anhu appointed him as the governor of Yemen.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1043
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If the criminal's punishment is not death but only flogging, and there is a fear that flogging may cause his death, then the punishment can be lessened.
➋ This ruling applies to a very elderly person or a sick person for whom there is no hope of recovery.
➌ If the sick person is expected to recover, then his punishment should be postponed until he recovers.
➊ If the criminal's punishment is not death but only flogging, and there is a fear that flogging may cause his death, then the punishment can be lessened.
➋ This ruling applies to a very elderly person or a sick person for whom there is no hope of recovery.
➌ If the sick person is expected to recover, then his punishment should be postponed until he recovers.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2574
