Narrated Abu Hurairah: That Saad bin Ubadah said to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: What do you think if I find with my wife a man ; should I give him some time until I bring four witnesses ? He said: Yes .
Read More..Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent Abu Jahm ibn Hudhayfah as a collector of zakat. A man quarrelled with him about his sadaqah (i. e. zakat), and Abu Jahm struck him and wounded his head. His people came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and said: Revenge, Messenger of Allah! The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: You may have so much and so much. But they did not agree. He again said: You may have so much and so much. But they did not agree. He again said: You may have so much and so much. So they agreed. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: I am going to address the people in the afternoon and tell them about your consent. They said: Yes. Addressing (the people), the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: These people of faith came to me asking for revenge. I presented them with so much and so much and they agreed. Do you agree? They said: No. The immigrants (muhajirun) intended (to take revenge) on them. But the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم commanded them to refrain and they refrained. He then called them and increased (the amount), and asked: Do you agree? They replied: Yes. He said: I am going to address the people and tell them about your consent. They said: Yes. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم addressed and said: Do you agree? They said: Yes.
Read More..Narrated Anas: A girl was found with her head crushed between two stoned. She was asked: Who did it with you ? Was it so and so ? Was it so and so ? Until the Jew was named. Thereupon she gave a sign with her head. The Jew was arrested and he admitted. So the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم gave command that his head should be crushed with stones.
Read More..Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was distributing something, a man came towards him and bent down on him. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم struck him with a bough and his face was wounded. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said to him: Come and take retaliation. He said: no, I have forgiven, Messenger of Allah!.
Read More..Narrated Abu Firas: Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) addressed us and said: I did not send my collectors (of zakat) so that they strike your bodies and that they take your property. If that is done with someone and he appeals to me, I shall take retaliation on him. Amr ibn al-As said: If any man (i. e. governor) inflicts disciplinary punishment on his subjects, would you take retaliation on him too? He said: Yes, by Him in Whose hand my soul is, I shall take retaliation on him. I saw that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم has given retaliation on himself.
Read More..Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم Said: The disputants should refrain from taking retaliation. The one who is nearer should forgive first and then the one who is next to him, even if (the one who forgives) were a woman. Abu Dawud said: I have been informed that forgiving by women in the case of murder is permissible if a woman were one of the heirs (of the slain). I have been told on the authority of Abu Ubaid about the meaning of the word yanhajizu, that is, they should refrain from retaliation.
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