Sunan Abi Dawud · Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud)
باب فِي الْحَدِّ يُشْفَعُ فِيهِ
Chapter: Regarding interceding about a legal punishment.
3 hadith · references 4373–4375
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Abu Dawud · 4373يَا أُسَامَةُ أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ اAishah said: The Quraish were anxious about the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft, They said: Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about her ? Then they said: Who will be bold enough for it but Uasmah bin Zaid6 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4374حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ ، ومُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهAishah said: A Makhzumi woman used to borrow goods and deny having received them, so the prophet ﷺ gave orders that her hand should be cut off. The narrator than transmitted the rest of the tradition like that of al-lait7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4375أَقِيلُوا ذَوِي الْهَيْئَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ إِلَّا الْحُدُودَNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ Said: Forgive the people of good qualities their slips, but not faults to which prescribed penalties apply.7 narrators