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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abu Huraira) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (763) |
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Allah's Apostle 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 of drinking, and when a thief steals, he is not a believer at the time when he is stealing; and when a robber robs and the people look at him, then he is not a believer at the time of doing it.'' Abu Huraira in another narration, narrated the same from the Prophet with the exclusion of robbery.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Anas bin Malik) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (764) |
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The Prophet beat a drunk with palm-leaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave (such a sinner) forty lashes.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Uqba bin Al-Harith) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (765) |
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An-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet 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 beat him with shoes.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Uqba bin Al-Harith) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (766) |
| An-Nu'man or the son of An-Nu'man was brought to the Prophet 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, using palm-leaf stalks and shoes, and I was among those who beat him.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Anas) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (767) |
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The Prophet lashed a drunk with dateleaf stalks and shoes. And Abu Bakr gave a drunk forty lashes.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abu Salama) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (768) |
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Abu Huraira said, ''A man who drank wine was brought to the Prophet. The Prophet 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 (by twisting it) like a lash, and then when we finished, someone said to him, May Allah disgrace you!' On that the Prophet said, Do not say so, for you are helping Satan to overpower him.' ''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ali bin Abi Talib) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (769) |
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I 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 ordered by Allah's Apostle for the drunk.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (As-Sa'ib bin Yazid) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (770) |
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We 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 Umar's caliphate, he used to give the drunk forty lashes; and when drunks became mischievous and disobedient, he used to scourge them eighty lashes.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Umar bin Al-Khattab) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (771) |
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During the lifetime of the Prophet there was a man called Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey, and he used to make Allah's Apostle laugh. The Prophet lashed him because of drinking (alcohol). And one-day he was brought to the Prophet on the same charge and was lashed. On that, a man among the people said, ''O Allah, curse him ! How frequently he has been brought (to the Prophet on such a charge)!'' The Prophet said, ''Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know for he loves Allah and His Apostle.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abu Huraira) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (772) |
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A drunk was brought to the Prophet 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 drunk had left, a man said, ''What is wrong with him? May Allah disgrace him!'' Allah's Apostle said, ''Do not help Satan against your (Muslim) brother.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ibn Abbas) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (773) |
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The Prophet 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.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abu Huraira) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (774) |
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The Prophet 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 to think that the rope may cost a few dirhams.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ubada bin As-Samit) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (775) |
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We were with the Prophet in a gathering and he said, Swear allegiance to me that you will not worship anything besides Allah, Will not steal, and will not commit illegal sexual intercourse.'' And then (the Prophet) recited the whole Verse (i.e. 60:12). The Prophet added, And whoever among you fulfills his pledge, his reward is with Allah; and whoever commits something of such sins and receives the legal punishment for it, that will be considered as the expiation for that sin, and whoever commits something of such sins and Allah screens him, it is up to Allah whether to excuse or punish him.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abdullah) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (776) |
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Allah Apostle said in Hajjat-al-Wada, ''Which month (of the year) do you think is most sacred?'' The people said, ''This current month of ours (the month of Dhull-Hijja).'' He said, ''Which town (country) do you think is the most sacred?'' They said, ''This city of ours (Mecca).'' He said, ''Which day do you think is the most sacred?'' The people said, ''This day of ours.'' He then said, ''Allah, the Blessed, the Supreme, has made your blood, your property and your honor as sacred as this day of yours in this town of yours, in this month of yours (and such protection cannot be slighted) except rightfully.'' He then said thrice, ''Have I conveyed Allah's Message (to you)?'' The people answered him each time saying, Yes.'' The Prophet added, May Allah be merciful to you (or, woe on you)! Do not revert to disbelief after me by cutting the necks of each other.'
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (777) |
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Whenever the Prophet was given an option between two things, he used to select the easier of the tow as long as it was not sinful; but if it was sinful, he would remain far from it. By Allah, he never took revenge for himself concerning any matter that was presented to him, but when Allah's Limits were transgressed, he would take revenge for Allah's Sake.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (778) |
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Usama approached the Prophet on behalf of a woman (who had committed theft). The Prophet said, ''The people before you were destroyed because they used to inflict the legal punishments on the poor and forgive the rich. By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! If Fatima (the daughter of the Prophet ) did that (i.e. stole), I would cut off her hand.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (779) |
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The Quraish people became very worried about the Makhzumiya lady who had committed theft. They said, ''Nobody can speak (in favor of the lady) to Allah's Apostle and nobody dares do that except Usama who is the favorite of Allah's Apostle. '' When Usama spoke to Allah's Apostle about that matter, Allah's Apostle said, ''Do you intercede (with me) to violate one of the legal punishment of Allah?'' Then he got up and addressed the people, saying, ''O people! The nations before you went astray because if a noble person committed theft, they used to leave him, but if a weak person among them committed theft, they used to inflict the legal punishment on him. By Allah, if Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad committed theft, Muhammad will cut off her hand.!''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (780) |
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The Prophet said, ''The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is worth a quarter of a Dinar or more.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (781) |
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The Prophet said, ''The hand of a thief should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (782) |
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The Prophet said, ''The hand should be cut off for stealing a quarter of a Dinar.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (783) |
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The hand of a thief was not cut off during the lifetime of the Prophet except for stealing something equal to a shield in value.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (784) |
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as above (783).
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (785) |
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A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something cheaper than a Hajafa or a Turs (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (786) |
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A thief's hand was not cut off for stealing something worth less than the price of a shield, whether a Turs or Hajafa (two kinds of shields), each of which was worth a (respectable) price.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ibn Umar) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (787) |
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Allah's Apostle cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ibn Umar) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (788) |
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The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abdullah bin Umar) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (789) |
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The Prophet cut off the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abdullah bin Umar) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (790) |
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The Prophet cutoff the hand of a thief for stealing a shield that was worth three Dirhams.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Abu Huraira) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (791) |
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Allah 's Apostle said, ''Allah curses the thief who steals an egg (or a helmet) for which his hand is to be cut off, or steals a rope, for which his hand is to be cut off.''
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Aisha) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (792) |
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The Prophet cut off the hand of a lady, and that lady used to come to me, and I used to convey her message to the Prophet and she repented, and her repentance was sincere.
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| Book: (Sahi Bukhari) Narrater: (Ubada bin As-Samit) Vol: (8) Hadith No: (793) |
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I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet with a group of people, and he said, ''I take your pledge that you will not worship anything besides Allah, will not steal, will not commit infanticide, will not slander others by forging false statements and spreading it, and will not disobey me in anything good. And whoever among you fulfill all these (obligations of the pledge), his reward is with Allah. And whoever commits any of the above crimes and receives his legal punishment in this world, that will be his expiation and purification. But if Allah screens his sin, it will be up to Allah, Who will either punish or forgive him according to His wish.'' Abu Abdullah said: ''If a thief repents after his hand has been cut off, the his witness well be accepted. Similarly, if any person upon whom any legal punishment has been inflicted, repents, his witness will be accepted.''
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