Hadith 1047
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وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : « ادفعوا الحدود ما وجدتم لها مدفعا » أخرجه ابن ماجه بإسناد ضعيف وأخرجه الترمذي والحاكم من حديث عائشة بلفظ : « ادرءوا الحدود عن المسلمين ما استطعتم » وهو ضعيف أيضا ورواه البيهقي عن علي من قوله بلفظ : « ادرءوا الحدود بالشبهات ».
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Avert the infliction of the prescribed punishment as long as you find a way out (i.e. to avoid their infliction). Related by Ibn Majah with a weak chain of narrators. At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim transmitted on the authority of 'Aishah (RAA) with the wording, 'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Avert infliction of the prescribed punishment on the Muslims as much as you can." It is also a weak hadith. Al-Baihaqi transmitted on the authority of 'Ali (RAA) that he said, 'Avert the prescribed punishment by rejecting doubtful evidence.'
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه ابن ماجه، الحدود، باب الستر علي المؤمن ودفع الحدود بالشبهات، حديث:2545.* فيه إبراهيم بن الفضل المخزومي وهو متروك (تقريب) وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة عند الترمذي، الحدود، حديث:1424 وغيره، وحديث عائشة: أخرجه الترمذي، الحدود، حديث:1424، والحاكم:4 /285، وسنده ضعيف، يزيد بن زياد الدمشقي متروك، وأثر علي : لم أجده في البيهقي موقوفًا عليه، ولكن أخرجه البيهقي عن علي مرفرعًا:8 /238، وسنده ضعيف أيضًا.»©Explanation:
➊ The aforementioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, if the meaning of the hadith is taken to be that the prescribed punishment (hadd) should only be implemented when the crime is established in such a manner that no room for doubt or suspicion remains—as is supported by the incident of Ma'iz bin Malik al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu—then in this case, the hadith is correct in meaning. Furthermore, some scholars have also affirmed and authenticated this meaning.
And Allah knows best.
➋ The meaning of the hadith is by no means that prescribed punishments should never be implemented upon criminals; rather, the purpose is that the implementation of hudud should only take place when the crime is fully established.
«أخرجه ابن ماجه، الحدود، باب الستر علي المؤمن ودفع الحدود بالشبهات، حديث:2545.* فيه إبراهيم بن الفضل المخزومي وهو متروك (تقريب) وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة عند الترمذي، الحدود، حديث:1424 وغيره، وحديث عائشة: أخرجه الترمذي، الحدود، حديث:1424، والحاكم:4 /285، وسنده ضعيف، يزيد بن زياد الدمشقي متروك، وأثر علي : لم أجده في البيهقي موقوفًا عليه، ولكن أخرجه البيهقي عن علي مرفرعًا:8 /238، وسنده ضعيف أيضًا.»©Explanation:
➊ The aforementioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, if the meaning of the hadith is taken to be that the prescribed punishment (hadd) should only be implemented when the crime is established in such a manner that no room for doubt or suspicion remains—as is supported by the incident of Ma'iz bin Malik al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu—then in this case, the hadith is correct in meaning. Furthermore, some scholars have also affirmed and authenticated this meaning.
And Allah knows best.
➋ The meaning of the hadith is by no means that prescribed punishments should never be implemented upon criminals; rather, the purpose is that the implementation of hudud should only take place when the crime is fully established.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1047
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak by our esteemed researcher as well as other scholars; however, some scholars have explained the meaning of this hadith to be that the prescribed punishment (hadd) should only be implemented when the crime is established in such a manner that no room for doubt or suspicion remains.
When the crime of adultery (zina) was committed by Hazrat Ma'iz al-Aslami, he came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and confessed. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Perhaps you only kissed, or touched, or looked (with desire)."
When he explicitly confessed to the mistake for which the punishment is stoning (rajm), then the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prescribed the punishment of stoning for him. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hudud, Chapter: Should the Imam say to the confessor, 'Perhaps you only touched or squeezed?', Hadith: 2864)
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak by our esteemed researcher as well as other scholars; however, some scholars have explained the meaning of this hadith to be that the prescribed punishment (hadd) should only be implemented when the crime is established in such a manner that no room for doubt or suspicion remains.
When the crime of adultery (zina) was committed by Hazrat Ma'iz al-Aslami, he came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and confessed. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Perhaps you only kissed, or touched, or looked (with desire)."
When he explicitly confessed to the mistake for which the punishment is stoning (rajm), then the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prescribed the punishment of stoning for him. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hudud, Chapter: Should the Imam say to the confessor, 'Perhaps you only touched or squeezed?', Hadith: 2864)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2545
