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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الحدود
Book of Legal Punishments
باب: شهود الزنا إذا لم يكملوا أربعة
Chapter: Witnesses to zina when they are fewer than four
Bayhaqi 17042 — Witnesses to zina when they are fewer than four
اُردوEn
أَنْبَأَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، إِجَازَةً، أنبأ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ قَسَامَةَ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ وَالْمُغِيرَةِ الَّذِي كَانَ، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، قَالَ: فَدَعَا الشُّهُودَ فَشَهِدَ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ وَشِبْلُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ نَافِعٌ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ شَهِدَ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ: شَقَّ عَلَى عُمَرَ شَأْنُهُ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ زِيَادٌ قَالَ: إِنْ تَشْهَدْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِحَقٍّ؟ قَالَ زِيَادٌ: أَمَّا الزِّنَا فَلَا أَشْهَدُ بِهِ، وَلَكِنْ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَمْرًا قَبِيحًا، قَالَ عُمَرُ: اللهُ أَكْبَرُ حُدُّوهُمْ فَجَلَدُوهُمْ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ بَعْدَمَا ضَرَبَهُ: أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ زَانٍ، فَهَمَّ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ عَلَيْهِ الْجَلْدَ، فَنَهَاهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَقَالَ: إِنْ جَلَدْتَهُ فَارْجُمْ صَاحِبَكَ، فَتَرَكَهُ وَلَمْ يَجْلِدْهُ.
Qasamah bin Zuhayr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: When the affair of Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah and Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with them both) took place, he then mentioned the long hadith, in which it is also stated that witnesses were called, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah, Shibl bin Ma'bad and Abu Abdullah Nafi' (may Allah be pleased with them) gave testimony. When these three had testified, it weighed heavily on Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When Ziyad stood up to give testimony, he said: 'In sha' Allah' (if Allah wills), I will testify with the truth. As for adultery, I did not see that, but I did see them in a very bad state. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) and ordered that the hadd punishment for false accusation (qadhf) be applied to them.
Even after the hadd had been applied, Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept saying: 'Wallahi' (by Allah), he committed adultery. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) again intended to apply the hadd to him, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you apply the hadd to him a second time, you will have to stone al-Mughirah. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held back.
Even after the hadd had been applied, Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept saying: 'Wallahi' (by Allah), he committed adultery. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) again intended to apply the hadd to him, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you apply the hadd to him a second time, you will have to stone al-Mughirah. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held back.
