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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب النكاح
Book of Marriage
باب: لا نكاح، إلا بشاهدين عدلين
Chapter: There is no marriage except with two upright witnesses
Bayhaqi 13726 — There is no marriage except with two upright witnesses
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ: أُتِيَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِنِكَاحٍ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَةٌ، فَقَالَ: " هَذَا نِكَاحُ السِّرِّ، وَلَا أُجِيزُهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ تَقَدَّمْتُ فِيهِ لَرَجَمْتُ ".
Abu al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a marriage was brought before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) at which only one man and one woman were present (as witnesses). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is a secret marriage, and I do not permit it; had I given a prior warning about it, I would have stoned (them).
