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Sunan an-Nasai 5411 (Book 49, Hadith 33) #19943
Passing Judgement According To The Book Of Allah

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who asked the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to pass judgement between him and his opponent according to the Book of Allah. The Prophet (SAW) ruled that the man's son was to be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year, while his opponent was to receive back the one hundred sheep and servant he had ransomed him with. The woman involved in the adultery confessed, so she was stoned to death.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah, Zaid bin Khalid and Shibl said: "We were with the Prophet SAW when a man stood up and said: 'I adjure you, by Allah, pass judgment between us according to the Book of Allah'. His opponent, who was wiser than him, stood up and said: 'He is right, pass judgment between us according to the Book of Allah'. He said: 'Speak'. He said: 'My son was a laborer serving this man, and he committed Zina with his wife. I ransomed him with one hundred sheep and a servant'. It is as if he was told that his son was to be stoned to death but he ransomed him from that'.Then I asked some knowledgeable men and they told me that my son was to be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year'. The Messenger of Allah SAW said to him: 'By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I will pass judgment between you according to the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. As for the one hundred sheep and the servant, take them back, and your son is to be given one hundred lashes and exiled for a year. O Unais, go tomorrow to the wife of this man and if she confesses, then stone her to death'. She did confess, so he stoned her to death".
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، وَشِبْلٍ، قَالُوا كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ إِلاَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ خَصْمُهُ - وَكَانَ أَفْقَهَ مِنْهُ - فَقَالَ صَدَقَ اقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ قُلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِي كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ فَافْتَدَيْتُ مِنْهُ بِمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَخَادِمٍ - وَكَأَنَّهُ أُخْبِرَ أَنَّ عَلَى ابْنِهِ الرَّجْمَ فَافْتَدَى مِنْهُ - ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ رِجَالاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فَأَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّ عَلَى ابْنِي جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَّا الْمِائَةُ شَاةٍ وَالْخَادِمُ فَرَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ اغْدُ يَا أُنَيْسُ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا فَإِنِ اعْتَرَفَتْ فَارْجُمْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَغَدَا عَلَيْهَا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ فَرَجَمَهَا
TOPICS
judgement  *  adultery  *  punishment  *  ransom  *  confession

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice from God’s book rather than taking matters into your own hands or relying on your own opinions only without consulting those who are more knowledgeable than you first!

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation where two men came before Prophet Muhammad (SAW). One of them asked for judgement according to the Book of Allah, which means that they wanted justice based on what is written in Quran. It turned out that one man's son had committed adultery with another man's wife, so he ransomed him with 100 sheep and a servant as punishment instead of stoning him as prescribed by Quran. However, some knowledgeable people told them that he should be given 100 lashes instead and exiled for a year. So Prophet Muhammad (SAW) passed judgement accordingly - ordering that both parties take back what they gave each other as ransom; while also ordering Unais to go tomorrow morning to check if the woman confesses or not - if she does then she should be stoned according to Quran’s law. She did confess so she was stoned accordingly.

This hadith teaches us many values such as justice being served according to what is written in Quran; respecting knowledgeable people’s opinion; understanding when it comes time for punishment; following laws set by God etc.. We must always remember these values whenever we are faced with difficult situations or disputes between people around us - seeking justice from God’s book rather than taking matters into our own hands or relying on our own opinions only without consulting those who are more knowledgeable than us first!

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