Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 40

كِتَاب الْحُدُودِ

Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)

140 hadith · 40 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب الْحُكْمِ فِيمَنِ ارْتَدَّChapter: Ruling on one who apostatizes.2باب الْحُكْمِ فِيمَنْ سَبَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: The ruling regarding one who reviles the prophet (pbuh).3باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُحَارِبَةِChapter: What has been reported concerning Al-Muharibah.4باب فِي الْحَدِّ يُشْفَعُ فِيهِChapter: Regarding interceding about a legal punishment.5باب الْعَفْوِ عَنِ الْحُدُودِ، مَا لَمْ تَبْلُغِ السُّلْطَانَChapter: Pardoning in cases of hadd (punishment) that do not reach the sultan.6باب فِي السَّتْرِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْحُدُودِChapter: Concealing those who have committed deeds for which had punishments are prescribed.7باب فِي صَاحِبِ الْحَدِّ يَجِيءُ فَيُقِرُّChapter: Regarding one deserving of the punishment coming to confess.8باب فِي التَّلْقِينِ فِي الْحَدِّChapter: Prompting with regard to hadd.9باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَعْتَرِفُ بِحَدٍّ وَلاَ يُسَمِّيهِChapter: Regarding the case of a man who admits he committed a punishable offense, but does not specify what it was.10باب فِي الاِمْتِحَانِ بِالضَّرْبِChapter: Testing by means of beating.11باب مَا يُقْطَعُ فِيهِ السَّارِقُChapter: For what the hand of a thief is to be cut off.12باب مَا لاَ قَطْعَ فِيهِChapter: For what the thief’s hand is not to be cut off.13باب الْقَطْعِ فِي الْخُلْسَةِ وَالْخِيَانَةِChapter: Cutting off the hand for snatching and treachery.14باب مَنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ حِرْزٍChapter: One who steals a thing from a place where it is protected.15باب فِي الْقَطْعِ فِي الْعَارِيَةِ إِذَا جُحِدَتْChapter: Cutting off the hand for a loan if he denies borrowing it.16باب فِي الْمَجْنُونِ يَسْرِقُ أَوْ يُصِيبُ حَدًّاChapter: If an insane person steals or commits a crime that is subject to a had.17باب فِي الْغُلاَمِ يُصِيبُ الْحَدَّChapter: A child who commits a crime that is subject to a had (punishment).18باب السَّارِقِ يَسْرِقُ فِي الْغَزْوِ أَيُقْطَعُChapter: The thief who steals during a military expedition - should his hand be cut off.19باب فِي قَطْعِ النَّبَّاشِChapter: Cutting off the hand of a grave-robber.20باب فِي السَّارِقِ يَسْرِقُ مِرَارًاChapter: The thief who steals repeatedly.21باب فِي السَّارِقِ تُعَلَّقُ يَدُهُ فِي عُنُقِهِChapter: Hanging the thief’s hand around his neck.22باب بَيْعِ الْمَمْلُوكِ إِذَا سَرَقَChapter: Selling a slave if he steals.23باب فِي الرَّجْمِChapter: Stoning.24باب رَجْمِ مَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍChapter: Stoning of Ma’iz bin Malik.25باب الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِرَجْمِهَا مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَChapter: Regarding the woman of Juhainah whom the prophet (pbuh) ordered to be stoned.26باب فِي رَجْمِ الْيَهُودِيَّيْنِChapter: The stoning of the two jews.27باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَزْنِي بِحَرِيمِهِChapter: A man who commits zina with a mahram relative.28باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَزْنِي بِجَارِيَةِ امْرَأَتِهِChapter: A man who commits zina with his wife’s slave woman.29باب فِيمَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍChapter: One who does the action of the people of Lut.30باب فِيمَنْ أَتَى بَهِيمَةًChapter: One who has intercourse with an animal.31باب إِذَا أَقَرَّ الرَّجُلُ بِالزِّنَا وَلَمْ تُقِرَّ الْمَرْأَةُChapter: If the man confess to zina but the woman does not.32باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ دُونَ الْجِمَاعِ فَيَتُوبُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ الإِمَامُChapter: A man who does something less than intercourse with a woman, and repents before he is arrested by the imam..33باب فِي الأَمَةِ تَزْنِي وَلَمْ تُحْصَنْChapter: A slave girl commits zina and has not been married.34باب فِي إِقَامَةِ الْحَدِّ عَلَى الْمَرِيضِChapter: Carrying out hadd (punishment) on a man who is sick.35باب فِي حَدِّ الْقَذْفِChapter: Regarding the hadd (punishment) for the slanderer.36باب الْحَدِّ فِي الْخَمْرِChapter: Regarding the hadd (punishment) for drinking khamr.37باب إِذَا تَتَابَعَ فِي شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِChapter: One who drinks khamr repeatedly.38باب فِي إِقَامَةِ الْحَدِّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِChapter: Carrying out had (punishment) in the masjid.39باب فِي التَّعْزِيرِChapter: Ta’zir (punishment).40باب فِي ضَرْبِ الْوَجْهِ فِي الْحَدِّChapter: Striking the face in hadd (punishment).

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Abu Dawud · 4351لَا تُعَذِّبُوا بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَكُنْتُ قَاتِلَهُمْ بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ، فَبَIkrimah said: Ali burned some people who retreated from islam. When Ibn Abbas was informed of it, he said: If it had been I, I would not have then burned, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not inflict Allah’s punishm5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4352لَا يَحِلُّ دَمُ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَّا بِإِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ : الثَّيِّبُ الزَّانِي ، وَالنَّفْسُ بِالنَّفْسِ ، وَالتَّارِكُ لِدِينِهِ الْمُفَارِقُ لِلْجَمَاعAbdullah (bin Masud) reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The blood of a Muslim man who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah should not be lawfully shed but only for one o6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4353لَا يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَّا بِإِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ : رَجُلٌ زَنَى بَعْدَ إِحْصَانٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُرْجَمُ ، وَرَجُلٌ خَرَجَ مُحَارِبًا لِلَّهNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ Said: The blood of a Muslim man who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger should not lawfully be shed except only for one5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4354مَا تَقُولُ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى أَوْ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ، قُلْتُ : وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَطْلَعَانِي عَلَى مَا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمَا وَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يَطْلُبَانِ الْعَمَلَ وَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إAbu Burdah said on the authority of Abu Musa: I went to the Prophet ﷺ while two men who were Ash’ arIs were with me. One of them was on my right and the other on my left side. Bothe of them asked him for employment. The 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4355قَدِمَ عَلَيَّ مُعَاذٌ وَأَنَا بِالْيَمَنِ وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا ، فَأَسْلَمَ فَارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ ، قَالَ : لَا أَنْزِلُ عَنْ دَابَّتِي حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ ، فَقُتِلَ قَالَ : أَحَدُهُمNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: Abu Musa said: Muadh came to me when I was in the Yemen. A man who was Jew embraced Islam and then retreated from Islam. When Muadh came, he said: I will not come down from my mount until he is 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4356حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، قَالَ : فَأُتِيَ أَبُو مُوسَى بِرَجُلٍ قَدِ ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَدَعَاAbu Burdah said: A man who turned back from Islam was brought to Abu Musa. He invited him to repent for twenty days or about so. Muadh then came and invited him (to embrace Islam) but he refused. So he was beheaded.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4357حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ : فَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ حَتَّى ضُرِبَ عُنُقُهُ وَمَا اسْتَتَابَهُ . The tradition mention above has also been transmitted by Abu Musa through a different chain if narrators. But there is no mention of demand of repentance.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4358كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ يَكْتُبُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَزَلَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَحِقَ بِالْكُفَّارِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Abdullah ibn Abu Sarh used to write (the revelation) for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Satan made him slip, and he joined the infidels. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded to kill him on the day o6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4359أَمَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حَيْثُ رَآنِي كَفَفْتُ يَدِي عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ ، فَقَالُوا : مَا نَدْرِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ أَلَّا أَوْمَأْتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ ، قَاNarrated Saad ibn Abu Waqqas: On the day of the conquest of Makkah, Abdullah ibn Saad ibn Abu Sarh hid himself with Uthman ibn Affan. He brought him and made him stand before the Prophet ﷺ, and said: Accept the allegianc6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4360إِذَا أَبَقَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَى الشِّرْكِ فَقَدْ حَلَّ دَمُهُJarir reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: When a slave runs away and reverts to polytheism, he may lawfully be killed.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4361أَنَّ أَعْمَى كَانَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ وَلَدٍ تَشْتُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَقَعُ فِيهِ فَيَنْهَاهَا فَلَا تَنْتَهِي وَيَزْجُرُهَا فَلَا تَنْزَجِرُ ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ جَعَلَتْ Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A blind man had a slave-mother who used to abuse the Prophet ﷺ and disparage him. He forbade her but she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her habit. One night she began to6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4362أَنَّ يَهُودِيَّةً كَانَتْ تَشْتُمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَقَعُ فِيهِ فَخَنَقَهَا رَجُلٌ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ فَأَبْطَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَمَهَاNarrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: A Jewess used to abuse the Prophet ﷺ and disparage him. A man strangled her till she died. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared that no recompense was payable for her blood.6 narrators