Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 4556
Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Jews brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) a man and a woman from among them who had committed illegal
sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to them, “How do you usually punish the one amongst you who
has committed illegal sexual intercourse?” They replied, “We blacken their faces with coal and beat
them,” He said, “Don’t you find the order of Ar-Rajm (i.e. stoning to death) in the Torah?” They
replied, “We do not find anything in it.” `Abdullah bin Salam (after hearing this conversation) said to
them. “You have told a lie! Bring here the Torah and recite it if you are truthful.” (So the Jews brought
the Torah). And the religious teacher who was teaching it to them, put his hand over the Verse of Ar-
Rajm and started reading what was written above and below the place hidden with his hand, but he did
not read the Verse of Ar-Rajm. `Abdullah bin Salam removed his (i.e. the teacher’s) hand from the
Verse of Ar-Rajm and said, “What is this?” So when the Jews saw that Verse, they said, “This is the
Verse of Ar-Rajm.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered the two adulterers to be stoned to death, and they were
stoned to death near the place where biers used to be placed near the Mosque. I saw her companion
(i.e. the adulterer) bowing over her so as to protect her from the stones.
حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ، جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ زَنَيَا، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ ” كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَى مِنْكُمْ ”. قَالُوا نُحَمِّمُهُمَا وَنَضْرِبُهُمَا. فَقَالَ ” لاَ تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمَ ”. فَقَالُوا لاَ نَجِدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ كَذَبْتُمْ [quran sura=”3″ aya_start=”93″ aya_end=”93″]{فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ} فَوَضَعَ مِدْرَاسُهَا الَّذِي يُدَرِّسُهَا مِنْهُمْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ، فَطَفِقَ يَقْرَأُ مَا دُونَ يَدِهِ وَمَا وَرَاءَهَا، وَلاَ يَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ، فَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هِيَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ. فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا فَرُجِمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ حَيْثُ مَوْضِعُ الْجَنَائِزِ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَجْنَأُ عَلَيْهَا يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ.
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