Sahih al-Bukhari 4350 (Book 65, Hadith 78)
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.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4350 (Book 65, Hadith 78)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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