Sunan Abu Dawud — Prescribed Punishments

This tradition has been transmitted by Abu Hurairah from the Prophet (ﷺ). This version has:He said each time: He should give her the appropriate beating according to Allah’s Book, but not Hurl reproaches at her. He said a fourth time: If she does it again, he should give her the appropriate beating according to Allah’s Book, and then should sell her even if only for a rope of hair

حدثنا ابن نفيل، حدثنا محمد بن سلمة، عن محمد بن اسحاق، عن سعيد بن ابي سعيد المقبري، عن ابيه، عن ابي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بهذا الحديث قال في كل مرة " فليضربها كتاب الله ولا يثرب عليها " . وقال في الرابعة " فان عادت فليضربها كتاب الله ثم ليبعها ولو بحبل من شعر

Narrated Abu Umamah b. Sahl Hunaif: AbuUmamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf said that some companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told that one of their men suffered so much from some illness that he pined away until he was skin and bone (i.e. only a skeleton). A slave-girl of someone visited him, and he was cheered by her and had unlawful intercourse with her. When his people came to visit the patient, he told them about it. He said: Ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the legal verdict for me, for I have had unlawful intercourse with a slave-girl who visited me. So they mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: We have never seen anyone (so weak) from illness as he is. If we bring him to you, his bones will disintegrate. He is only skin and bone. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded them to take one hundred twigs and strike him once

حدثنا احمد بن سعيد الهمداني، حدثنا ابن وهب، اخبرني يونس، عن ابن شهاب، قال اخبرني ابو امامة بن سهل بن حنيف، انه اخبره بعض، اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الانصار انه اشتكى رجل منهم حتى اضني فعاد جلدة على عظم فدخلت عليه جارية لبعضهم فهش لها فوقع عليها فلما دخل عليه رجال قومه يعودونه اخبرهم بذلك وقال استفتوا لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاني قد وقعت على جارية دخلت على . فذكروا ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقالوا ما راينا باحد من الناس من الضر مثل الذي هو به لو حملناه اليك لتفسخت عظامه ما هو الا جلد على عظم فامر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان ياخذوا له ماية شمراخ فيضربوه بها ضربة واحدة

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: A slave-girl belonging to the house of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) committed fornication. He (the Prophet) said: Rush up, Ali, and inflict the prescribed punishment on her. I then hurried up, and saw that blood was flowing from her, and did not stop. So I came to him and he said: Have you finished inflicting (punishment on her)? I said: I went to her while her blood was flowing. He said: Leave her alone till her bleeding stops; then inflict the prescribed punishment on her. And inflict the prescribed punishment on those whom your right hands possess (i.e. slaves). Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu al-Ahwas from 'Abd al-A'la, and also by Shu'bah from 'Abd al-A'la. This version has: He said: Do not give her beating until she gives birth to a child. But the former (version) is sounder

حدثنا محمد بن كثير، اخبرنا اسراييل، حدثنا عبد الاعلى، عن ابي جميلة، عن علي، رضى الله عنه قال فجرت جارية لال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " يا علي انطلق فاقم عليها الحد " . فانطلقت فاذا بها دم يسيل لم ينقطع فاتيته فقال " يا علي افرغت " . قلت اتيتها ودمها يسيل . فقال " دعها حتى ينقطع دمها ثم اقم عليها الحد واقيموا الحدود على ما ملكت ايمانكم " . قال ابو داود وكذلك رواه ابو الاحوص عن عبد الاعلى ورواه شعبة عن عبد الاعلى فقال فيه " لا تضربها حتى تضع " . والاول اصح

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: When my vindication came down, the Prophet (ﷺ) mounted the pulpit and mentioned that, and recited the Qur'an. Then when he came down from the pulpit he ordered regarding the two men and the woman, and they were given the prescribed punishment

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد الثقفي، ومالك بن عبد الواحد المسمعي، - وهذا حديثه - ان ابن ابي عدي، حدثهم عن محمد بن اسحاق، عن عبد الله بن ابي بكر، عن عمرة، عن عايشة، رضى الله عنها قالت لما نزل عذري قام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على المنبر فذكر ذاك وتلا - تعني القران - فلما نزل من المنبر امر بالرجلين والمراة فضربوا حدهم

The tradition mentioned above (No. 4459) has also been transmitted by Muhammad ibn Ishaq through a different chain of narrators. But he did not mention Aisha. This version has:He (the Prophet) commanded regarding the two men and the woman who spoke obscenity were Hassan ibn Thabit and Mistah ibn Uthathah. An-Nufayl said: It is said that the woman was Hammah daughter of Jahsh

حدثنا النفيلي، حدثنا محمد بن سلمة، عن محمد بن اسحاق، بهذا الحديث لم يذكر عايشة قال فامر برجلين وامراة ممن تكلم بالفاحشة حسان بن ثابت ومسطح بن اثاثة . قال النفيلي ويقولون المراة حمنة بنت جحش

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) did not prescribe any punishment for drinking wine. Ibn Abbas said: A man who had drunk wine and become intoxicated was found staggering on the road, so he was taken to the Prophet (ﷺ). When he was opposite al-Abbas's house, he escaped, and going in to al-Abbas, he grasped hold of him. When that was mentioned to the Prophet (ﷺ), he laughed and said: Did he do that? and he gave no command regarding him. Abu Dawud said: This tradition of al-Hasan b. 'Ali has been transmitted only by the people of Medina

حدثنا الحسن بن علي، ومحمد بن المثنى، - وهذا حديثه - قالا حدثنا ابو عاصم، عن ابن جريج، عن محمد بن علي بن ركانة، عن عكرمة، عن ابن عباس، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يقت في الخمر حدا . وقال ابن عباس شرب رجل فسكر فلقي يميل في الفج فانطلق به الى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما حاذى بدار العباس انفلت فدخل على العباس فالتزمه فذكر ذلك للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فضحك وقال " افعلها " . ولم يامر فيه بشىء . قال ابو داود هذا مما تفرد به اهل المدينة حديث الحسن بن علي هذا

Abu Hurairah said:When a man who had drunk wine was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said: Beat him. Abu Hurairah said: Some struck him with their hands, some with their garment. When he turned his face, some people said: Allah put you shame! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not say like that and help the devil to get power over him

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، حدثنا ابو ضمرة، عن يزيد بن الهاد، عن محمد بن ابراهيم، عن ابي سلمة، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اتي برجل قد شرب فقال " اضربوه " . قال ابو هريرة فمنا الضارب بيده والضارب بنعله والضارب بثوبه فلما انصرف قال بعض القوم اخزاك الله . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا تقولوا هكذا لا تعينوا عليه الشيطان

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn al- Had through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. He said after the word “beating”:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said to his Companions: Reproach him, and they faced him and said: You have not respected Allah, you have not feared Allah and you have not shown shame before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then they released him. Some have also added similar words

حدثنا محمد بن داود بن ابي ناجية الاسكندراني، حدثنا ابن وهب، اخبرني يحيى بن ايوب، وحيوة بن شريح، وابن، لهيعة عن ابن الهاد، باسناده ومعناه قال فيه بعد الضرب ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لاصحابه " بكتوه " . فاقبلوا عليه يقولون ما اتقيت الله ما خشيت الله وما استحيت من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم ارسلوه وقال في اخره " ولكن قولوا اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه " . وبعضهم يزيد الكلمة ونحوها

Anas b. Malik said:The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a beating with palm-branches and sandals for drinking wine and Abu Bakr gave lashes. When ‘Umar came to power, he called upon people and said to them: The people are living now near watering placing, and, according to Musaddad’s version, “near villages and watering places, so what do you say about the punishment for (drinking) wine? ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Awf said: We think that you should prescribe the lightest punishment. So he fixed eight lashes for it. Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Ibn Al 'Arubah from Qatadah from the Prophet (ﷺ) to the effect that he gave a beating forty times with palm branches and sandals. And Shu'bah narrated it from Qatadah on the authority of Anas from Prophet (ﷺ). This version has: He gave a beating with two palm-branches about forty times

حدثنا مسلم بن ابراهيم، حدثنا هشام، ح وحدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى، عن هشام، - المعنى - عن قتادة، عن انس بن مالك، ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم جلد في الخمر بالجريد والنعال وجلد ابو بكر رضى الله عنه اربعين فلما ولي عمر دعا الناس فقال لهم ان الناس قد دنوا من الريف - وقال مسدد من القرى والريف - فما ترون في حد الخمر فقال له عبد الرحمن بن عوف نرى ان تجعله كاخف الحدود . فجلد فيه ثمانين . قال ابو داود رواه ابن ابي عروبة عن قتادة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انه جلد بالجريد والنعال اربعين . ورواه شعبة عن قتادة عن انس عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ضرب بجريدتين نحو الاربعين

Hudayn ibn al-Mundhir ar-Ruqashi, who was AbuSasan, said:I was present with Uthman ibn Affan when al-Walid ibn Uqbah was brought to him. Humran and another man bore witness against him (for drinking wine). One of them testified that he had seen him drinking wine, and the other testified that he had seen him vomiting it. Uthman said: He could not vomit it, unless he did not drink it. He said to Ali: Inflict the prescribed punishment on him. Ali said to al-Hasan: Inflict the prescribed punishment on him. Al-Hasan said: He who has enjoyed its pleasure should also bear its burden. So Ali said to Abdullah ibn Ja'far: Inflict the prescribed punishment on him. He took a whip and struck him with it while Ali was counting. When he reached (struck) forty (lashes), he said: It is sufficient. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave forty lashes. I think he also said: "And AbuBakr gave forty lashes, and Uthman eighty. This is all sunnah (standard practice). And this is dearer to me

حدثنا مسدد بن مسرهد، وموسى بن اسماعيل، - المعنى - قالا حدثنا عبد العزيز بن المختار، حدثنا عبد الله الداناج، حدثني حضين بن المنذر الرقاشي، - هو ابو ساسان - قال شهدت عثمان بن عفان واتي بالوليد بن عقبة فشهد عليه حمران ورجل اخر فشهد احدهما انه راه شربها - يعني الخمر - وشهد الاخر انه راه يتقياها فقال عثمان انه لم يتقياها حتى شربها . فقال لعلي رضى الله عنه اقم عليه الحد . فقال علي للحسن اقم عليه الحد . فقال الحسن ول حارها من تولى قارها . فقال علي لعبد الله بن جعفر اقم عليه الحد . قال فاخذ السوط فجلده وعلي يعد فلما بلغ اربعين قال حسبك جلد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اربعين - احسبه قال - وجلد ابو بكر اربعين وعمر ثمانين وكل سنة وهذا احب الى

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and AbuBakr gave forty lashes for drinking wine and Umar made it eighty. And all this is sunnah, the model and standard practice. Abu Dawud said: Al-Asma'i explaning the maxim, "He who enjoys its cold should bear its heat," said: He who enjoys the easy if it should also take the responsibility of the hard of it. Abu Dawud said: Hudain b. al-Mundhir Abu Sasan was the leader of his tribe

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى، عن ابن ابي عروبة، عن الداناج، عن حضين بن المنذر، عن علي، رضى الله عنه قال جلد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في الخمر وابو بكر اربعين وكملها عمر ثمانين وكل سنة . قال ابو داود وقال الاصمعي ول حارها من تولى قارها ول شديدها من تولى هينها . قال ابو داود هذا كان سيد قومه حضين بن المنذر ابو ساسان

Narrated Mu'awiyah ibn AbuSufyan: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If they (the people) drink wine, flog them, again if they drink it, flog them. Again if they drink it, kill them

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا ابان، عن عاصم، عن ابي صالح، ذكوان عن معاوية بن ابي سفيان، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اذا شربوا الخمر فاجلدوهم ثم ان شربوا فاجلدوهم ثم ان شربوا فاجلدوهم ثم ان شربوا فاقتلوهم

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn ‘Umar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version has :I think he said for the fifth time: If he drinks it, kill him. Abu Dawud said: And similarly the word “a fifth time” occurs in the tradition of Abu Ghutaif

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا حماد، عن حميد بن يزيد، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال بهذا المعنى قال واحسبه قال في الخامسة " ان شربها فاقتلوه " . قال ابو داود وكذا في حديث ابي غطيف في الخامسة

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him; again if he is intoxicated, flog him if he does it again a fourth time, kill him. Abu Dawud said: And there is a similar tradition of Umar ibn AbuSalamah, from his father, on the authority of AbuHurayrah, from the Prophet (ﷺ): If he drinks wine, flog him if he does it so again, a fourth time, kill him. Abu Dawud said: And there is similar tradition of Suhail from Abu Salih on the authority of Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (ﷺ): It they drink a fourth time, kill them. And there is similar tradition of Ibn Abi Nu'm on the authority of Ibn 'Umar from Prophet (ﷺ). There is also similar tradition of 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr from the Prophet (ﷺ), and from Sharid from the Prophet (ﷺ). And in the tradition of al-Jadli from Mu'awiyah, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: If he does so again third or fourth time, kill him

حدثنا نصر بن عاصم الانطاكي، حدثنا يزيد بن هارون الواسطي، حدثنا ابن ابي ذيب، عن الحارث بن عبد الرحمن، عن ابي سلمة، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " اذا سكر فاجلدوه ثم ان سكر فاجلدوه ثم ان سكر فاجلدوه فان عاد الرابعة فاقتلوه " . قال ابو داود وكذا حديث عمر بن ابي سلمة عن ابيه عن ابي هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " اذا شرب الخمر فاجلدوه فان عاد الرابعة فاقتلوه " . قال ابو داود وكذا حديث سهيل عن ابي صالح عن ابي هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان شربوا الرابعة فاقتلوهم " . وكذا حديث ابن ابي نعم عن ابن عمر عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وكذا حديث عبد الله بن عمرو عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والشريد عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وفي حديث الجدلي عن معاوية ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " فان عاد في الثالثة او الرابعة فاقتلوه

Narrated Qabisah ibn Dhuwayb: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone drinks wine, flog him; if he repeats it, flog him, and if he repeats it, flog him. If he does it again a third or a fourth time, kill him. A man who had drunk wine was brought (to him) and he gave him lashes. He was again brought to him, and he flogged him. He was again brought to him and he flogged him. He was again brought to him and he flogged him. The punishment of killing (for drinking) was repealed, and a concession was allowed. Sufyan said: Al-Zuhri transmitted this tradition when Mansur b. al-Mu'tamir amd Mukhawwal b. Rashid were present with him. He said to them: Take this tradition as a present to the people of Iraq. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by al-Sharid b. Suwaid, Sharahbil b. Aws, 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr, 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar, Abu Ghutaif al-Kindi, and Abu Salamah b. 'Abd al-Rahman from Abu Hurairah

حدثنا احمد بن عبدة الضبي، حدثنا سفيان، قال الزهري اخبرنا عن قبيصة بن ذويب، ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " من شرب الخمر فاجلدوه فان عاد فاجلدوه فان عاد فاجلدوه فان عاد في الثالثة او الرابعة فاقتلوه " . فاتي برجل قد شرب فجلده ثم اتي به فجلده ثم اتي به فجلده ثم اتي به فجلده ورفع القتل فكانت رخصة . قال سفيان حدث الزهري بهذا الحديث وعنده منصور بن المعتمر ومخول بن راشد فقال لهما كونا وافدى اهل العراق بهذا الحديث . قال ابو داود روى هذا الحديث الشريد بن سويد وشرحبيل بن اوس وعبد الله بن عمرو وعبد الله بن عمر وابو غطيف الكندي وابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن عن ابي هريرة

’Ali said:I shall not pay blood-money or (he said) : I am not going to pay blood-money for him on whom I inflicted the prescribed punishment except for the one who drank wine, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not prescribe anything definite. It is a thing which we have decided (by agreement) ourselves

حدثنا اسماعيل بن موسى الفزاري، حدثنا شريك، عن ابي حصين، عن عمير بن سعيد، عن علي، رضى الله عنه قال لا ادي - او ما كنت لادي - من اقمت عليه حدا الا شارب الخمر فان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يسن فيه شييا انما هو شىء قلناه نحن

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Azhar: I can still picture myself looking at the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was among the camps of the Companions seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid, when a man who had drunk wine was brought before him. He asked the people: Beat him. Some struck him with sandals, some with sticks and some with fresh branches of the palm-tree (mitakhah). Ibn Wahb said: This (mitakhah) means green palm fronds. Then the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) took some dust from the ground and threw it on his face

حدثنا سليمان بن داود المهري المصري ابن اخي، رشدين بن سعد اخبرنا ابن وهب، اخبرنا اسامة بن زيد، ان ابن شهاب، حدثه عن عبد الرحمن بن ازهر، قال كاني انظر الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الان وهو في الرحال يلتمس رحل خالد بن الوليد فبينما هو كذلك اذ اتي برجل قد شرب الخمر فقال للناس " اضربوه " . فمنهم من ضربه بالنعال ومنهم من ضربه بالعصا ومنهم من ضربه بالميتخة - قال ابن وهب الجريدة الرطبة - ثم اخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ترابا من الارض فرمى به في وجهه

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn al-Azhar: A man who had drunk wine was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was in Hunayn. He threw some dust on his face. He then ordered his Companions and they beat him with their sandals and whatever they had in their hands. He then said to them: Leave him, and they left him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then died, and AbuBakr gave forty lashes for drinking wine, and then Umar in the beginning of his Caliphate inflicted forty stripes and at the end of his Caliphate he inflicted eighty stripes. Uthman (after him) inflicted both punishments, eighty and forty stripes, and finally Mu'awiyah established eighty stripes

حدثنا ابن السرح، قال وجدت في كتاب خالي عبد الرحمن بن عبد الحميد عن عقيل ان ابن شهاب اخبره ان عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن الازهر اخبره عن ابيه قال اتي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بشارب وهو بحنين فحثى في وجهه التراب ثم امر اصحابه فضربوه بنعالهم وما كان في ايديهم حتى قال لهم " ارفعوا " . فرفعوا فتوفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم جلد ابو بكر في الخمر اربعين ثم جلد عمر اربعين صدرا من امارته ثم جلد ثمانين في اخر خلافته ثم جلد عثمان الحدين كليهما ثمانين واربعين ثم اثبت معاوية الحد ثمانين

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Azhar: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the morning of the conquest of Mecca when I was a young boy. He was walking among the people, seeking the camp of Khalid ibn al-Walid. A man who had drunk wine was brought (before him) and he ordered them (to beat him). So they beat him with what they had in their hands. Some struck him with whips, some with sticks and some with sandals. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) threw some dust on his face. When a man who had drunk wine was brought before AbuBakr, he asked them (i.e. the people) about the number of beatings which they gave him. They numbered it forty. So AbuBakr gave him forty lashes. When Umar came to power, Khalid ibn al-Walid wrote to him: The people have become addicted to drinking wine and they look down upon the prescribed punishment and its penalty. He said: They are with you, ask them. The immigrants who embraced Islam in the beginning were with him. He asked them and they agreed on the fact that (a drunkard) should be given eighty lashes. Ali said: When a man drinks wine, he tells lies. I, therefore, think that he should be prescribed punishment that is prescribed for telling lies.. Abu Dawud said: 'Uqail b. Khalid included in the chain of this tradition: "Abd Allah b. Abd al-Rahman b. al-Azhar from his father" between al-Zuhri and Ibn al-Azhar

حدثنا الحسن بن علي، حدثنا عثمان بن عمر، حدثنا اسامة بن زيد، عن الزهري، عن عبد الرحمن بن ازهر، قال رايت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غداة الفتح وانا غلام شاب يتخلل الناس يسال عن منزل خالد بن الوليد فاتي بشارب فامرهم فضربوه بما في ايديهم فمنهم من ضربه بالسوط ومنهم من ضربه بعصا ومنهم من ضربه بنعله وحثى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم التراب فلما كان ابو بكر اتي بشارب فسالهم عن ضرب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الذي ضربه فحزروه اربعين فضرب ابو بكر اربعين فلما كان عمر كتب اليه خالد بن الوليد ان الناس قد انهمكوا في الشرب وتحاقروا الحد والعقوبة . قال هم عندك فسلهم . وعنده المهاجرون الاولون فسالهم فاجمعوا على ان يضرب ثمانين . قال وقال علي ان الرجل اذا شرب افترى فارى ان يجعله كحد الفرية . قال ابو داود ادخل عقيل بن خالد بين الزهري وبين ابن الازهر في هذا الحديث عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن الازهر عن ابيه

Narrated Hakim ibn Hizam: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to take retaliation in the mosque, to recite verses in it and to inflict the prescribed punishments in it

حدثنا هشام بن عمار، حدثنا صدقة، - يعني ابن خالد - حدثنا الشعيثي، عن زفر بن وثيمة، عن حكيم بن حزام، انه قال نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ان يستقاد في المسجد وان تنشد فيه الاشعار وان تقام فيه الحدود