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Sunan Ibn Majah 2062 (Book 10, Hadith 47) #31414
Atonement for Sins

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a man who committed a sin and was advised by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to free a slave, fast for two consecutive months, or give charity and feed sixty poor persons as atonement.

It was narrated that Salamah bin Sakhr Al-Bayadi said: "I was a man who had a lot of desire for women, and I do not think there was any man who had as great a share of that as me. When Ramadan began, I declared Zihar upon my wife (to last) until Ramadan ended. While she was talking to me one night, part of her body became uncovered. I jumped on her and had intercourse with her. The next morning I went to my people and told them, and said to them: 'Ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for me'. They said: 'We will not do that, lest Allah reveal Quran concerning us or the Messenger of Allah ﷺ says, something about us, and it will be a lasting source of disgrace for us. Rather we will leave you to deal with it yourself. Go yourself and tell the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about your problem'. So I went out and when I came to him, I told him what happened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Did you really do that?' I said: 'I really did that, and here I am, O Messenger of Allah. ﷺ I will bear Allah’s ruling on me with patience'. He said: 'Free a slave'. I said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I do not own anything but myself'. He said: 'Fast for two consecutive months'. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the thing that happened to me was only because of fasting'. He said: 'Then give charity, or feed sixty poor persons'. I said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth we spent last night with no dinner'. He said: 'Then go to the collector of charity of Banu Zuraiq, and tell him to give you something, then feed sixty poor persons, and benefit from the rest'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ صَخْرٍ الْبَيَاضِيِّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ امْرَأً أَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ لاَ أُرَى رَجُلاً كَانَ يُصِيبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا أُصِيبُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ ظَاهَرْتُ مِنِ امْرَأَتِي حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ رَمَضَانُ فَبَيْنَمَا هِيَ تُحَدِّثُنِي ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ انْكَشَفَ لِي مِنْهَا شَىْءٌ فَوَثَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَوَاقَعْتُهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى قَوْمِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ خَبَرِي وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ سَلُوا لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا مَا كُنَّا لِنَفْعَلَ إِذًا يُنْزِلَ اللَّهُ فِينَا كِتَابًا أَوْ يَكُونَ فِينَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ قَوْلٌ فَيَبْقَى عَلَيْنَا عَارُهُ وَلَكِنْ سَوْفَ نُسَلِّمُكَ لِجَرِيرَتِكَ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ فَاذْكُرْ شَأْنَكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى جِئْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ وَهَا أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَابِرٌ لِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَصْبَحْتُ أَمْلِكُ إِلاَّ رَقَبَتِي هَذِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهَلْ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ مَا دَخَلَ مِنَ الْبَلاَءِ إِلاَّ بِالصَّوْمِ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَتَصَدَّقْ وَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَقَدْ بِتْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ مَا لَنَا عَشَاءٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاذْهَبْ إِلَى صَاحِبِ صَدَقَةِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ فَلْيَدْفَعْهَا إِلَيْكَ وَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا وَانْتَفِعْ بِبَقِيَّتِهَا
TOPICS
atonement  *  sin  *  charity  *  fasting  *  istighfr  *  zihr  *  sadaqah  *  sawm

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek forgiveness from Allah when you commit sins no matter how small they may be; Help those in need by giving charity whenever possible; Strive towards righteousness even if it means making sacrifices; Be patient when faced with difficult situations; Respect your spouse's boundaries even during Ramadan; Follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of repentance and atonement for sins. It was narrated that Salamah bin Sakhr Al-Bayadi said he was a man with strong desires for women. During Ramadan, he declared Zihar upon his wife which meant they could not have physical contact until Ramadan ended. However, one night while talking to her part of her body became uncovered and he jumped on her and had intercourse with her. The next morning he went to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) seeking advice on how to repent from this sin. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised him to free a slave if possible, fast two consecutive months or give charity and feed sixty poor persons as atonement for his sin. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek forgiveness from Allah when we commit sins no matter how small they may be because Allah loves those who repent sincerely from their wrongdoings. We should also strive to help those in need by giving charity whenever possible as it is an act of worship that brings us closer to Allah SWT.

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