One of our companions asked Abu Abdullah (as), saying: "May I be your ransom, what is the ruling on a man sleeping with another man under one blanket?" Imam (as) asked: "Is he a close relative (mahram)?" The man replied:…
Read the full narration →Chapter on What Necessitates Discretionary Punishment, Legal Punishment, Stoning, Execution, and Exile in Adultery
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh · Volume 4 · Section 5 · 58 narrations
"Indeed, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) found a man with a woman under one blanket, so he lashed each of them one hundred lashes, minus one lash."
Read the full narration →I asked Imam (as) about a man and a woman found under one blanket. Imam (as) said: "Flog each of them one hundred lashes, one hundred lashes."
Read the full narration →"The Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "A man or a woman shall not be flogged until four witnesses testify explicitly to the act of penetration and withdrawal." Imam (as) also said: "I will not be the first among the…
Read the full narration →I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "The companions of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said to Saʿd ibn Ubadah, 'What would you do if you found a man with your wife?' He (Sa'd) replied: 'I…
Read the full narration →"The punishment of stoning becomes obligatory upon him. However, if two men and four women testify against him, their testimony is not accepted, and he is not stoned, but rather he is subjected to the prescribed…
Read the full narration →"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled in the case of a man who married another man's wife, that the woman should be stoned, and the man should be given the prescribed punishment (for fornication). Imam (as) then said: 'If I…
Read the full narration →Hadith.4995 - The Commander of the Faithful (as) brought out Shuraha Al-Hamdaniyyah, and the crowd became so dense that people were almost killing one another due to the overcrowding. When Imam (as) saw this, Imam (as)…
Read the full narration →The Imam (as) said: "If a man commits adultery and is flogged, it is not appropriate for the Imam to exile him from the land where he was flogged to another place. Rather, it is upon the Imam to expel him from the city…
Read the full narration →"An elderly man and an elderly woman are to be flogged one hundred lashes and then stoned. A virgin man and a virgin woman are to be flogged one hundred lashes and exiled for a year. The exile is from one city to…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the stoning mentioned in the Quran. Imam (as) replied: "Yes." I asked: "How is it mentioned?" Imam (as) said: "The old man and the old woman - stone them absolutely, for they have…
Read the full narration →"If a man has intercourse with the slave woman of his wife, then upon him is the same punishment as that of a fornicator."
Read the full narration →"He is to be subjected to the legal punishment (Hadd)."
Read the full narration →"She must pay the dowry and is to be subjected to the legal punishment (Hadd)."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5002 - And in another narration: "She is to be given eighty lashes."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5003 - In the narration of Al-Halabi from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who had intercourse with his slave woman who was in the process of being freed (mukatabah). Imam (as) said: "If she had paid a quarter…
Read the full narration →"Whoever has intercourse with his wife after the completion of her waiting period ('iddah) is to be subjected to the prescribed punishment (hadd). However, if he has intercourse with her before the completion of her…
Read the full narration →"The boy is to be beaten with lashes but not subjected to the full prescribed punishment (hadd), whereas the woman is to be given the full hadd punishment." I asked: "What if she was married (muhsanah)?" Imam (as)…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah (as) during the last time I met Imam (as), about a boy who had not reached puberty and committed adultery with a woman or fornicated with a woman. What should be done to them? Imam (as) replied: "The…
Read the full narration →Indeed, Abbad Al-Makki said that Sufyan Al-Thawri told me, "I see that you have a close relationship with Abu Abdullah (as), so ask Imam (as) about a man who committed adultery while he is ill. If the prescribed…
Read the full narration →Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If a man were to take a bundle of rods or a branch containing multiple rods and struck someone with it once, it would suffice him for however many lashes he intended…
Read the full narration →"If a married adulterer confesses, the Imam should be the first to stone him, followed by the people. But if the evidence is established against him, the witnesses should be the first to stone him, then the Imam, and…
Read the full narration →"Indeed, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) punished with the prescribed punishment (hadd) a man who married a woman during her postpartum bleeding (nifas) before she became pure."
Read the full narration →"A man is subjected to the prescribed punishment (hadd) while standing, and a woman while sitting. Every part of the body is struck except the face and the private parts."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5012 - In the narration of Sama'ah from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "The punishment for adultery is the most severe of all prescribed punishments."
Read the full narration →"The adulterer should be beaten in the state in which they are found; if they are found unclothed, they are beaten while unclothed, and if they are found clothed, they are beaten while clothed."
Read the full narration →"A man was brought to Commander of the Faithful (as) after being found beneath another man's bed. The Commander of the Faithful (as) ordered that he be dragged through a public latrine."
Read the full narration →I asked Imam (as) about a man who commits adultery multiple times in a single day. Imam (as) replied: "If he commits adultery with the same woman multiple times, then only one punishment (hadd) applies to him. However,…
Read the full narration →a woman came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "I have committed adultery." Imam (as) turned his face away from her. She moved to face Imam (as) again and repeated: "I have committed adultery," but Imam (as)…
Read the full narration →A man came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, I have committed adultery, so purify me." Commander of the Faithful (as) turned his face away from him and then said to him: "Sit…
Read the full narration →"O' Allah (swt), this is the third testimony." As she was crying, Amr ibn Hurayth met her and asked: "Why are you crying?" She replied: "I went to the Commander of the Faithful (as) and asked him to purify me, but he…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5019 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: A man came to Isa (as) (Jesus), the son of Mariyum (as) (Mary), and said: "O' Spirit of Allah (swt), I have committed adultery, so purify me." Isa (as) ordered a…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5020 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a person sentenced to stoning who attempts to flee. Imam (as) replied: "If the person confessed to the crime himself, he should not be brought back.…
Read the full narration →Where is the fourth witness?" They replied: "He is coming now." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) then said: "Administer the punishment to them, for there is no delay in enforcing legal punishments."
Read the full narration →I asked Imam (as): "May Allah (swt) have mercy on you, who is considered Muhsan?" Imam (as) replied: "Whoever has lawful access to a spouse in the morning and evening, he is Muhsan."
Read the full narration →"Either you bring me witnesses, or I will stone you with stones." When the woman saw this, she confessed, so Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) carried out the prescribed punishment (Hadd) on her.
Read the full narration →a woman came to Umar and said: "O' (political) Commander of the Faithful, I have committed fornication, so establish upon me the punishment of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic." Umar ordered that she be stoned. Imam Ali…
Read the full narration →"If he repents, then there is nothing upon him. However, if he is caught by the Imam before his repentance, the prescribed punishment (Hadd) will be carried out upon him. And if the Imam knows his whereabouts, he should…
Read the full narration →"If a muhsan (married) fornicator confesses, the first to stone him must be the Imam, followed by the people. But if evidence is established against him, then the first to stone him must be the witnesses, followed by the…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a woman who married during her waiting period (iddah). Imam (as) said: "If she married during the waiting period after the death of her husband before the…
Read the full narration →"There is no stoning (rajm) upon him until he engages in intercourse with the free woman after his emancipation." I asked: "Does the free woman have the option (to leave him) when he is freed?" Imam (as) replied: "No,…
Read the full narration →"Delay the execution of the punishment until he recovers. Do not aggravate his sores, lest you kill him."
Read the full narration →'She is to be lashed one hundred times for committing fornication, another hundred lashes for killing her child, and she is to be stoned because she was married (muhsanah).' I then asked him about an unmarried woman who…
Read the full narration →"If an elderly man and an elderly woman commit adultery, they should first be lashed and then stoned as a punishment for them. If a middle-aged man commits adultery and he is married (muhṣan), he should be stoned but not…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Is adultery worse or drinking wine? And why is the punishment for drinking wine eighty lashes, while for adultery it is one hundred?" Imam (as) replied: "O' Ishaq, the punishment is the same,…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a Muslim man who committed adultery with the bondwoman of his brother. What is his repentance? Imam (as) replied: "He should go to him, inform him of what he has done, and ask him to…
Read the full narration →I asked Imam (as) about a man against whom three men testified that he had committed adultery with a certain woman, but the fourth witness testified that he did not know with whom the man had committed adultery. Imam…
Read the full narration →I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who had a wife in Iraq but committed adultery in the Hijaz. Imam (as) said: "He will be punished with one hundred lashes as the punishment for adultery but will not be stoned." I…
Read the full narration →Regarding the prescribed punishment (hadd) in travel, in which if one commits adultery, he is not stoned if he is married, it was said: "If he shortens the prayer and breaks his fast, then he is not considered married…
Read the full narration →Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is no compensation (Uqr) upon a fornicator, and there is no punishment upon a woman who was coerced (mukraha)."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5039 - In the narration of Aṣim from Muhammad ibn Muslim, he said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who commits adultery but has not consummated marriage with his wife. Is he…
Read the full narration →Hadith.5040 - Rifaah ibn Musa asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who commits adultery before consummating his marriage with his wife. Should he be stoned? Imam (as) replied: "No." I asked: "Should they be separated if…
Read the full narration →"He is to be killed."
Read the full narration →"He is to be killed, whether he is married or unmarried."
Read the full narration →"And who carries out the punishment upon them when they have no accuser?" Imam (as) replied: "That is up to the Imam when the case is presented to him."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5044 - In the narration of Jamil from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "His neck is to be struck," Or Imam (as) said: "His throat."
Read the full narration →Hadith.5045 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, it was reported to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that a man had committed fornication with his father's wife, so Imam (as) ordered him to be stoned, even though he was not…
Read the full narration →"If he had confessed to the hadd upon himself while he was sound in mind and free from any mental illness, then the hadd must be carried out on him regardless of his current state."
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