Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 86

كِتَاب الْحُدُودِ

The Book of Al-Hudud

30 hadith · 14 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

12- بَابُ الزنا وشرب الخمر ، لاَ يُشْرَبُ الْخَمْرُ:(2) Chapter. (The crime of) illegal sexual intercourse and the drinking of alcoholic drinks.22 م- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي ضَرْبِ شَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ:(2b) Chapter. What is said regarding the beating (lashing) of a drunk.33- بَابُ مَنْ أَمَرَ بِضَرْبِ الْحَدِّ فِي الْبَيْتِ:(3) Chapter. Whoever ordered that the legal punishment was to be carried out at home.44- بَابُ الضَّرْبِ بِالْجَرِيدِ وَالنِّعَالِ:(4) Chapter. Beating with stalks of date-palm leaves and shoes.55- بَابُ مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ لَعْنِ شَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ مِنَ الْمِلَّةِ:(5) Chapter. Cursing is disliked against the drunkard and the fact that he is not regarded as a non-Muslim.66- بَابُ السَّارِقِ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ:(6) Chapter. The thief while stealing.77- بَابُ لَعْنِ السَّارِقِ إِذَا لَمْ يُسَمَّ:(7) Chapter. (It is permissible) to curse thieves (generally) without mentioning names.88- بَابُ الْحُدُودُ كَفَّارَةٌ:(8) Chapter. Al-Hudud (legal punishement) are expiation (for the sin one has been punished for).99- بَابُ ظَهْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ حِمًى، إِلاَّ فِي حَدٍّ أَوْ حَقٍّ:(9) Chapter. A believer is safe except if he transgresses Allah’s legal limits or takes others rights.1010- بَابُ إِقَامَةِ الْحُدُودِ وَالاِنْتِقَامِ لِحُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ:(10) Chapter. To carry out the legal punishment; and to take revenge on those who transgress Allah’s limits and boundaries.1111- بَابُ إِقَامَةِ الْحُدُودِ عَلَى الشَّرِيفِ وَالْوَضِيعِ:(11) Chapter. To inflict the legal punishment on the noble and the weak people (impartially).1212- بَابُ كَرَاهِيَةِ الشَّفَاعَةِ فِي الْحَدِّ، إِذَا رُفِعَ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ:(12) Chapter. Intercession is not recommended in the matter of legal punishment after the case has been filed with the authorities.1313- بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا}:(13) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “Cut off (from the wrist joint) the (right) hand of the thief, male or female..." (V.5:38)1414- بَابُ تَوْبَةِ السَّارِقِ:(14) Chapter. The repentance of a thief.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 6772لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ ، وَلَا يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ حِينَ يَشْرَبُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ ، وَلَا يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ ، وَلَا يَنْتَهِبُ نُهْبَةً يَرْفَعُ النَّاسُ إِلَيAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse, then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody drinks an alcoholic drink, then he is not believer at the time of10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 6773أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ضَرَبَ فِي الْخَمْرِ بِالْجَرِيدِ ، وَالنِّعَالِ ، وَجَلَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرْبَعِينَThe Prophet (ﷺ) beat a drunk with palm-leaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave (such a sinner) forty lashes.8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 6774جِيءَ بِالنُّعَيْمَانِ أَوْ بِابْنِ النُّعَيْمَانِ شَارِبًا ، فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ كَانَ بِالْبَيْتِ أَنْ يَضْرِبُوهُ ، قَالَ : فَضَرَبُوهُ ، فَكُنْتُ أَنَا فِيمَنْ ضَرَبَهُ بِالنِّعAn-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) on a charge of drunkenness. So the Prophet ordered all the men present in the house, to beat him. So all of them beat him, and I was also one of them who b5 narratorsBukhari · 6775أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أُتِيَ بِنُعَيْمَانَ أَوْ بِابْنِ نُعَيْمَانَ وَهُوَ سَكْرَانُ ، فَشَقَّ عَلَيْهِ ، وَأَمَرَ مَنْ فِي الْبَيْتِ أَنْ يَضْرِبُوهُ ، فَضَرَبُوهُ بِالْجَرِيدِ وَالنِّعَالAn-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) in a state of intoxication. The Prophet felt it hard (was angry) and ordered all those who were present in the house, to beat him. And they beat him, using5 narratorsBukhari · 6776جَلَدَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْخَمْرِ ، بِالْجَرِيدِ وَالنِّعَالِ ، وَجَلَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرْبَعِينَThe Prophet (ﷺ) lashed a drunk with dateleaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave a drunk forty lashes.4 narratorsBukhari · 6777أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ ، قَالَ : اضْرِبُوهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : فَمِنَّا الضَّارِبُ بِيَدِهِ ، وَالضَّارِبُ بِنَعْلِهِ ، وَالضَّارِبُ بِثَوْبِهِ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَAbu Huraira said, "A man who drank wine was brought to the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Beat him!" Abu Huraira added, "So some of us beat him with our hands, and some with their shoes, and some with their garments (by6 narratorsBukhari · 6778مَا كُنْتُ لِأُقِيمَ حَدًّا عَلَى أَحَدٍ فَيَمُوتَ فَأَجِدَ فِي نَفْسِي ، إِلَّا صَاحِبَ الْخَمْرِ : فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ مَاتَ وَدَيْتُهُ ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَمْ يَسُنَّهُI would not feel sorry for one who dies because of receiving a legal punishment, except the drunk, for if he should die (when being punished), I would give blood money to his family because no fixed punishment has been o6 narratorsBukhari · 6779كُنَّا نُؤْتَى بِالشَّارِبِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَإِمْرَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَصَدْرًا مِنْ خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ ، فَنَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ بِأَيْدِينَا ، وَنِعَالِنَا ، وَأَرْدِيَتِنَا حَWe used to strike the drunks with our hands, shoes, clothes (by twisting it into the shape of lashes) during the lifetime of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and the early part of `Umar's caliphate. But during the last period of `U4 narratorsBukhari · 6780أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَانَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ، وَكَانَ يُلَقَّبُ حِمَارًا ، وَكَانَ يُضْحِكُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيّDuring the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) there was a man called `Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey, and he used to make Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) laugh. The Prophet (ﷺ) lashed him because of drinking (alcohol). And one-day he7 narratorsBukhari · 6781أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَكْرَانَ ، فَأَمَرَ بِضَرْبِهِ ، فَمِنَّا مَنْ يَضْرِبُهُ بِيَدِهِ ، وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَضْرِبُهُ بِنَعْلِهِ ، وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَضْرِبُهُ بِثَوْبِهِ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ ،A drunk was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he ordered him to be beaten (lashed). Some of us beat him with our hands, and some with their shoes, and some with their garments (twisted in the form of a lash). When that drun6 narratorsBukhari · 6782لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ ، وَلَا يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When (a person) an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody steals, then he is not a believer at the time he is stealing.5 narratorsBukhari · 6783لَعَنَ اللَّهُ السَّارِقَ يَسْرِقُ الْبَيْضَةَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ ، وَيَسْرِقُ الْحَبْلَ فَتُقْطَعُ يَدُهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah curses a man who steals an egg and gets his hand cut off, or steals a rope and gets his hands cut off." Al-A'mash said, "People used to interpret the Baida as an iron helmet, and they used to5 narrators