Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Yahya bin Abi Kathir narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Ikrimah and Hazrat Sulaiman bin Yasar about a man who married a slave woman and had not previously married a free woman, then he committed adultery. Hazrat Sulaiman bin Yasar said: He should be stoned, and Hazrat Ikrimah said: He should be flogged.

Hazrat Abdul Malik narrates that Hazrat Ata was asked about a man who committed adultery while he had many slave girls. He replied: He will be flogged and will not be stoned.

Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad state that Ibrahim said: A free man does not become muhsan through a Jewish woman, nor through a Christian woman, nor through a slave woman.

Marwan asked ‘Ubaydullah bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Utbah or ‘Abdullah bin ‘Utbah about a freed man who has a slave woman under him and he commits adultery. He replied: He should be stoned. Marwan asked: From whom did you take this ruling? He replied: We found the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying this.

Yunus reports that Hasan al-Basri used to say that a female slave cannot make a free man muhsan, and a male slave cannot make a free woman muhsan.

Hazrat Qatadah and Hasan Basri used to say regarding the free woman who commits adultery despite being under the authority of a slave, that she should be stoned. And regarding the free man who has a slave woman under his authority, he will not be stoned.

Hazrat Yahya bin Abi Kathir states that Hazrat Sulaiman bin Yasar said: A slave will make a free woman and a free man will make a slave woman muhsan.

Hazrat Qatadah narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib said: A slave will make a free woman and a slave woman will make a free man a muhsan. He said: The free person will be stoned from now on.

Hazrat Laith states that Hazrat Mujahid said: I came to Madinah at a time when all the jurists had agreed regarding a slave who had committed adultery with a free woman that he should be stoned, except for Hazrat Ikrimah, who said: Half the punishment will be applied to him.

Hazrat Abu Ma'shar says that regarding Ibrahim, about the slave under whom there is a free woman or the free man under whom there is a slave woman, if any of them commits adultery, it is narrated about them that he said: The punishment of stoning will not be carried out on any of them until both of them are free Muslims.

Hazrat Laith states that Hazrat Mujahid said: The meaning of a slave woman being married is that she marries a free man.