Sahih al-Bukhari 5062 (Book 68, Hadith 21)
saying, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.” On that the Prophet (ﷺ) turned
his face from him to the other side, whereupon the man moved to the side towards which the Prophet (ﷺ)
had turned his face, and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.” The
Prophet turned his face (from him) to the other side whereupon the man moved to the side towards
which the Prophet (ﷺ) had turned his face, and repeated his statement. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face (from
him) to the other side again. The man moved again (and repeated his statement) for the fourth time. So
when the man had given witness four times against himself, the Prophet (ﷺ) called him and said, “Are you
insane?” He replied, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then said (to his companions), “Go and stone him to death.”
The man was a married one. Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari said: I was one of those who stoned him.
We stoned him at the Musalla (`Id praying place) in Medina. When the stones hit him with their sharp
edges, he fled, but we caught him at Al-Harra and stoned him till he died.
وَعَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ فِيمَنْ رَجَمَهُ فَرَجَمْنَاهُ بِالْمُصَلَّى بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ جَمَزَ حَتَّى أَدْرَكْنَاهُ بِالْحَرَّةِ، فَرَجَمْنَاهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5062 (Book 68, Hadith 21)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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