Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When this verse was revealed: "Those who accuse chaste women and then do not bring four witnesses," Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I see a man, am I to wait until I first bring four witnesses?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Yes." He said: "No, by the One who sent you with the truth! If I see such a man, I will kill him with the sword." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! See what your chief is saying! Sa'd is protectively jealous, and I am more protectively jealous than him, and Allah Almighty is even more protectively jealous than me."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب النكاح / 7729
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 2818»