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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
Statement on the Punishment of Lashes for a Drunkard
Hadith 112
اُردوEn
112 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ: قَدِمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الشَّامَ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ: مَا هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: وَيْحَكَ أَوْ وَيْلَكَ قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «أَحْسَنْتَ» فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يُرَاجِعُهُ إِذْ وَجَدَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مِنْهُ رِيحَ خَمْرٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَتَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَتُكَذِّبُ بِالْقُرْآنِ؟ لَا أَبْرَحُ حَتَّي تُجْلَدَ فَجُلِدَ
Alqamah narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and recited Surah Yusuf. Then a man said to him: "It was not revealed in this way." The narrator says: So Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May you be ruined" (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words), "May you be destroyed! I have recited it before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: 'You have recited correctly.'" While both of them were still arguing, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) sensed the smell of wine from that man. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Do you drink wine and deny the Qur'an? I will certainly have you flogged." Then that man was flogged.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
From this it is established that those who sometimes differ with the people of knowledge are either foolish or in a state of intoxication, so one should take into consideration the condition of the one who is differing. If he is denying the Qur’an and Hadith, then he should be severely rebuked. The one who drinks alcohol will be flogged. Upon observing his condition, the ruler of the time and the judge will decide how many lashes are to be given—40, 80, or less. Drinking alcohol is forbidden (haram). If the matter reaches the court, then it should be decided according to the Qur’an and Hadith, and if the act reaches the level of a prescribed punishment (hadd), then it is obligatory to implement the hadd.
From this it is established that those who sometimes differ with the people of knowledge are either foolish or in a state of intoxication, so one should take into consideration the condition of the one who is differing. If he is denying the Qur’an and Hadith, then he should be severely rebuked. The one who drinks alcohol will be flogged. Upon observing his condition, the ruler of the time and the judge will decide how many lashes are to be given—40, 80, or less. Drinking alcohol is forbidden (haram). If the matter reaches the court, then it should be decided according to the Qur’an and Hadith, and if the act reaches the level of a prescribed punishment (hadd), then it is obligatory to implement the hadd.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 112
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
That is, he had it conveyed through the ruler there, and the ruler carried out the prescribed punishment (hadd), because Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu had not been appointed as the governor of Homs; however, he had served as the governor of Kufa for a period of time. The legal opinion (fatwa) of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu is precisely this: if the smell of wine is detected from a person's mouth, then the prescribed punishment (hadd) can be administered to him.
That is, he had it conveyed through the ruler there, and the ruler carried out the prescribed punishment (hadd), because Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu had not been appointed as the governor of Homs; however, he had served as the governor of Kufa for a period of time. The legal opinion (fatwa) of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu is precisely this: if the smell of wine is detected from a person's mouth, then the prescribed punishment (hadd) can be administered to him.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5001
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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The relevance of this hadith to the chapter heading is as follows: When Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu recited Surah Yusuf, he said:
I recited it before the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he praised my recitation.
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This man did not deny the Noble Qur’an, because denying it would expel a person from the fold of Islam. In fact, there is consensus among the Ummah that if anyone denies even a single letter of the Noble Qur’an, he becomes a disbeliever. This man denied the manner of recitation, because he said:
“It was not revealed in this way.” And from the response of Ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, it is also clear that he did not deny the Qur’anic surah itself. Accordingly, he replied:
“I recited it in the presence of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he looked upon my recitation with approval.”
This man said what he did due to ignorance, weak memorization, and lack of certainty, because at that time he was in a state of intoxication.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/63)
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The relevance of this hadith to the chapter heading is as follows: When Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu recited Surah Yusuf, he said:
I recited it before the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he praised my recitation.
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This man did not deny the Noble Qur’an, because denying it would expel a person from the fold of Islam. In fact, there is consensus among the Ummah that if anyone denies even a single letter of the Noble Qur’an, he becomes a disbeliever. This man denied the manner of recitation, because he said:
“It was not revealed in this way.” And from the response of Ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, it is also clear that he did not deny the Qur’anic surah itself. Accordingly, he replied:
“I recited it in the presence of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he looked upon my recitation with approval.”
This man said what he did due to ignorance, weak memorization, and lack of certainty, because at that time he was in a state of intoxication.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/63)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5001
