The Chapters on Legal Punishments

Book 20 of 38 · Sunan Ibn Majah

82 hadith Hadith 2269–2350 Sunni
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The Chapters on Legal Punishments

Sunan Ibn Majah

82 hadith Hadith 2269–2350 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–887 CE period by Ibn Majah.

The Chapters on Legal Punishments is book 20 of 38 in Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 82 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Qazvin, Iran. The narrators in this book are associated with 24 distinct geographic locations.

Damascus Medina Baghdad Kufa Wasit Basra Makkah Hamadan Asbahan Asqalan al-Yamama al-Ray Bulkh Hims Cairo Rome Merv Nisapur Iraq Yemen al-Raqqa al-Taif Tirmidh Jordon

Narrators in This Book

This book features 225 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, ibn Umar, Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Tanafasi علي بن محمد بن إسحاق الطنافسي, Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Abu Hurairah.

Hadith in This Book 82 hadith

1 2269
`Uthman bin 'Affan looked at them when they spoke of killing. He said: “Are they kill threatening to kill me? Why would they kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “It…
2 2270
“It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim who bears witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah (SWT), and that I am the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), except in one…
3 2271
“Whoever changes his religion, execute him.”
4 2272
“Allah (SWT) will not accept any good deed from a polytheist who committed polytheism after having become Muslim, until he leaves the polytheists and joins the Muslims.”
5 2273
“Carrying out one of the legal punishments prescribed by Allah (SWT) is better than if it were to rain for forty nights in the land of Allah (SWT), Glorified is He.”
6 2274
“A legal punishment that is carried out in the land is better for the people of that land than if it were to rain for forty days.”
7 2275
“Whoever denies a Verse of the Qur'an, it is permissible to strike his neck (i.e., execute him) Whoever says, Lailaha illallahu wahduhu la sharika lahu, wa anna Muhammadan `abduhu…
8 2276
“Carry out the legal punishments on relatives and strangers, and do not let the fear of blame stop you from carrying out the command of Allah (SWT).”
9 2277
“I heard 'Atiyyah Al-Quradhi say: 'We were presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Quraidhah. Those whose pubic hair had grown were killed, and those whose pubic…
10 2278
“I heard 'Atiyyah Al-Qurazi say: Here I am still among you,' ”
11 2279
“I was presented to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of Uhud, when I was fourteen years old, but he did not permit me (to fight). I was presented to him on the Day of Khandaq…
12 2280
“Whoever covers (the sin of) a Muslim, Allah will cover him (his sin) in this world and in the Hereafter.”
13 2281
“Ward off the legal punishments as much as you can.”
14 2282
“Whoever conceals the (hidden) fault of his Muslim brother, Allah (SWT) will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever exposes the fault of his Muslim brother, Allah…
15 2283
that Quraish became concerned about the case of the Makhzumi woman who had stolen, and they said: “Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning her?” They said: “Who…
16 2284
“When the woman stole the Qatifah from the house of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we regarded that as a serious matter. She was a woman from Quraish. So we came to the Prophet (ﷺ)…
17 2285
“We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a man came to him and said: 'I adjure you by Allah (SWT) to judge between us according to the Book of Allah (SWT).' His opponent, who…
18 2286
“Learn from me. Allah (SWT) has ordained for them (women) another way. (If) a virgin (commits illegal sexual intercourse) with a virgin, (the punishment is) one hundred lashes…
19 2287
“A man who had intercourse with the slave woman of his wife was brought to Nu`man bin Bashir. He said: 'I will pass no other judgement than that of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) He…
20 2288
the case of a man who had intercourse with the slave woman of his wife was referred to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he did not stipulate any legal punishment for him.
21 2289
“I fear that after a long time has passed, some will say: 'I do not find (the sentence of) stoning in the Book of Allah (ﷺ),' and they will go astray by abandoning one of the…
22 2290
“Ma`iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: 'I have committed fornication,' and he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) turned away from him. He said: 'I have committed fornication,' and he…
23 2291
a woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and confessed to committing fornication. He issued orders, and her garments were tightened around her (so that her private parts would not become…
24 2292
The Prophet (ﷺ) stoned two Jews, and I was among those who stoned them. I saw (the man) trying to shield (the woman) from the stones.”
25 2293
the Prophet (ﷺ) stoned a Jewish man and a Jewish woman.
26 2294
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a Jew with a blackened face who had been flogged. He called them and said: 'Is this the punishment for the adulterer that you find in your…
27 2295
“If I were to stone anyone without proof, I would have stoned so-and-so, for there is obviously doubt concerning her speech, her appearance and those who enter upon her.”
28 2296
“Ibn `Abbas mentioned two people who had engaged in the process of Li`an. Ibn Shaddad said to him: 'Is this the one of whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If I were to stone…
29 2297
“Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Lut, kill the one who does it, and the one to whom it is done.”
30 2298
“Stone the upper and the lower, stone them both.”
31 2299
“The thing that I most fear for my nation is the action of the people of Lut.”
32 2300
“Whoever has intercourse with a Mahram relative, kill him; and whoever has intercourse with an animal, kill him, and kill the animal.”
33 2301
“We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and a man asked him about a slave woman who commits fornication (again), whip her, even if that is for a rope of hair.' ”
34 2302
“If a slave woman commits fornication then whip her, and if she commits fornication then whip her, and if she commits fornication then whip her, then sell her even if that is for…
35 2303
“When my innocence was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood on the pulpit and mentioned that, and he recited Quran. When he came down, he ordered that the legal punishment…
36 2304
“If one man says another: 'O effeminate one!' give him twenty lashes. And if one man says to another: 'O homosexual!' give him twenty twenty lashes.”
37 2305
“I would not pay the blood money (Diyah) for those on whom I carried out the legal punishment, except for the wine-drinker. The Messenger of Allah did not institute anything in…
38 2306
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to beat (offenders) for drinking wine with sandals and date-palm stalks.”
39 2307
“When Walid bin `Uqbah was brought to `Uthman, they had testified against him. He said to 'Ali: 'You are close to your uncle's son, so carry out the legal punishment on him.' So…
40 2308
“If he gets drunk, then whip him. If he does it again, then whip him. If he does it again, then whip him.' And he said concerning the fourth time: 'If he does it again, then…
41 2309
“If they drink (again), then whip them. If they drink (again), then whip them. If they drink (again), then whip them. If they drink (again), then kill them.”
42 2310
“There was a man living among our dwellings who had a physical defect, and to our astonishment he was seen with one of the slave women of the dwellings, committing illegal sex…
43 2311
“Whoever bears weapons against us is not one of us.”
44 2312
“Whoever bears weapons against us is not one of us.'”
45 2313
“Whoever brandishes weapons against us is not one of us.'”
46 2314
some people from (the tribe of) `Urainah came to us (to Al-Madinah) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but they did not want to stay in Al-Madinah because the climate…
47 2315
some people raided the she-camels of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , so the Prophet(ﷺ) cut off their hands and feet (on opposite sides) and lanced (gouged out) their eyes.
48 2316
“Whoever is killed defending his property, he is a martyr.”
49 2317
“If a man's property is targeted, and he is fought and fights back and is killed, he is a martyr.”
50 2318
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If a man's property is wrongfully targeted, and he is killed, he is a martyr.”
51 2319
“May Allah curse the thief! He steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and he steals a rope and his hand is cut off”
52 2320
“The Prophet (S.A.W.) cut off (the hand of a thief) for a shield worth three Dirham.”
53 2321
“Do not cut off (the thief's hand) except for something worth one quarter of a Dinar or more
54 2322
“The hand of the thief is to be cut off for the price of a shield.
55 2323
“I asked Fadalah bin Ubaid about hanging the hand (of the thief) from this neck, and he said: 'It is sunnah. The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cut off a man's hand then hung it from his…
56 2324
“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I stole a camel belonging to Banu so-and-so; purify me!” The Prophet (ﷺ) sent word to them and they said: “(Yes), we have lost a camel of ours.” So the…
57 2325
“If a slave steals, then sell him, even for half Price.' ”
58 2326
one of the slaves of Khumus stole something from the Khumus, and the matter was referred to the Prophet (ﷺ) but he did not cut off his hand, and he said ' The Property of Allah,…
59 2327
“The hand of the one who betrays a trust, the robber and the pilferer is not to be cut off”.
60 2328
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'The hand of the pilferer is not to be cut off”.
61 2329
“The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees.”
62 2330
“The hand is not to be cut off for (stealing) produce or the spadix of palm trees.”
63 2331
his father slept in the mosque, using his upper wrap as a pillow, and it was taken from beneath his head. He brought the thief to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that…
64 2332
He said: “What is taken from the tree and carried away, its value and the like of it along with it (meaning double its price must be paid). What (is taken) from the place where…
65 2333
“I heard Abu Mundhir, the freed slave of Abu Dharr, say that Abu Umayyah narrated to him, that a thief was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he admitted his crime,…
66 2334
“A Woman was coerced (i.e., raped) during the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) He waived the legal punishment for her and carried it out on the one who had attacked her, but he (the…
67 2335
“Do not carry out the legal punishment in the mosque.”
68 2336
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade lashing for the legal punishment in the mosques.
69 2337
“No one should be given more than ten lashes, except in the case of one of the legal punishments of Allah (SWT).”
70 2338
“Do not punish with more than ten whips.”
71 2339
“Whoever among you undergoes a Hadd, his punishment has been brought forward, and it is an expiation for him otherwise his case rests with Allah.”
72 2340
“Whoever commits a sin in this world and is punished for it, Allah (STW) is too just to repeat the punishment for his slave (in the hereafter). And whoever commits a sin in this…
73 2341
“O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) if a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No.” Sa'd said: “Yes he should, by the one who honored…
74 2342
“When the Verse of legal punishments was revealed, it was said to Abu Thabit Sa'd bin Ubadah, who was a jealous man: ‘If you found another man with your wife, what would you do?’…
75 2343
“My maternal uncle passed by me - (one of the narrators) Hushaim named him in his narration as Harith bin Amr - and the Prophet (ﷺ) had given him a banner to carry. I said to him:…
76 2344
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to a man who had married his father's wife after he died, to strike his neck (execute him) and confiscate his wealth.”
77 2345
“Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father, or (a freed slave) who claims that his Wala is for other than his real master, the curse of Allah (SWT), the angels and…
78 2346
“I heard Sa'd and Abu Bakrah both say that they heard directly from Muhammad (ﷺ) saying it and memorized: 'Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father knowing the he…
79 2347
“Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of five hundred…
80 2348
“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with a delegation from Kindah, and they thought that I was the best of them. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) are you not from among us?' He…
81 2349
“We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and Amr bin Murrah came and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Allah (SWT) has decreed that I be doomed, and He has not guided me to earn a…
82 2350
the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon her, and heard an effeminate man saying to Abdullah bin Abu Umayyah: “If Allah enable us to conquer Ta'if tomorrow, I will show you a woman who comes…