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Bayhaqi 17210 — An insane person who commits an offence liable

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ الْعَامِرِيُّ، ثنا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي ظَبْيَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: " أُتِيَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ بِمُبْتَلَاةٍ قَدْ فَجَرَتْ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهَا، فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي ⦗٤٦٠⦘ طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَالصِّبْيَانُ يَتْبَعُونَهَا فَقَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالُوا: امْرَأَةٌ أَمَرَ عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ، قَالَ: فَرَدَّهَا وَذَهَبَ مَعَهَا إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ: " أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْقَلَمَ رُفِعَ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: عَنِ الْمُبْتَلَى حَتَّى يُفِيقَ، وَالنَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ، وَالصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ " وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ وَوَكِيعٌ وَجَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ مَوْقُوفًا، وَرَوَاهُ جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ مَوْصُولًا مَرْفُوعًا.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that an insane (woman) who had committed a sin was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered that she be stoned. Then Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by there, while children were following her. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What are you doing?" They said: She is a woman about whom Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) has ordered that she be stoned. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Leave her." And he went with her to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Do you not know that Allah Almighty has lifted the pen from three people: (1) the insane person until he recovers, (2) the sleeper until he wakes up, and (3) the child until he attains understanding."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السرقة / 17210
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