55. Prescribed Punishments
٥٥۔ كِتَابُ الْحُدُودِ
[Machine] A goat from Aslam came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I have committed adultery." The Messenger turned away from it and mentioned the matter. He said, "Take it and stone it." So when it felt the stones, it ran away vigorously. Then a man with a beard of a camel came and struck it and killed it. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned its escape, saying, "Why did you not leave it alone?"
جَاءَ مَاعِزٌ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ فَرَّ يَشْتَدُّ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ مَعَهُ لَحْيُ بَعِيرٍ فَضَرَبَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَذُكِرَ فِرَارُهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَفَلَا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ
[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said regarding a goat, when it went away: 'Why didn't you leave it? Perhaps it would repent, and Allah would accept its repentance.' And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'O Hazal, if you had covered it with your garment, it would have been better for you than what you have done.'"
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي مَاعِزٍ لَمَّا ذَهَبَ هَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا هَزَّالُ لَوْ كُنْتَ سَتَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِثَوْبِكَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَكَ مِمَّا صَنَعْتَ