[Machine] "It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'Verily, for me to be equipped with a whip in the cause of Allah is more beloved to me than to free the offspring of adultery.' And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'The offspring of adultery are the worst of the three.' And truly, the deceased is punished by the weeping of the living.' Aisha said: 'May Allah have mercy on Abu Hurairah, he misunderstood in hearing and gave a misguided answer. For me to be equipped with a whip in the cause of Allah is more beloved to me than to command adultery and then free the child. As for his statement 'The offspring of adultery are the worst of the three,' this hadith was not in reference to this incident. Rather, it was a man from the hypocrites who hurt the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , so he said: 'Who will protect me from so-and-so?' It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, he has the offspring of adultery with him.' So the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'He is the worst of the three.' And Allah says: 'No soul shall bear the burden of another.' As for his statement 'Verily, the deceased is punished by the weeping of the living,' this hadith was not in reference to this incident. Rather, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed by the house of a Jew who had died and his family was weeping over him. So he said: 'They weep over him, and indeed, he is being punished.' And Allah says: 'Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity.' Salamah bin Al-Fadl Al-Abrash narrated this hadith, and it has also been narrated from Abu Sulayman Ash-Shami, who is Burd bin Sinan, from Az-Zuhri, from Aisha. And Allah knows best."  

َؓ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ أُمَتِّعَ بِسَوْطٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا شَرُّ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحِيِّ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَسَاءَ سَمْعًا فَأَسَاءَ إِجَابَةً لَأَنْ أُمَتِّعَ بِسَوْطٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْتِقَ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا إنَّهَا لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ} [البلد 12] قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا مَا نُعْتِقُ إِلَّا أَنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ تَخْدُمُهُ وَتَسْعَى عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ أَمَرْنَاهُنَّ فَزَنَيْنَ فَجِئْنَ بِأَولَادٍ فَأَعْتَقْنَاهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأَنْ أُمَتِّعَ بِسَوْطٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ آمُرَ بِالزِّنَا ثُمَّ أُعْتِقَ الْوَلَدَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا شَرُّ الثَّلَاثَةِ فَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى هَذَا إِنَّمَا كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يُؤْذِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَعْذِرُنِي مِنْ فُلَانٍ؟ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ مَعَ مَا بِهِ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هُوَ شَرُّ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ {وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى} [الأنعام 164] وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحِيِّ فَلَمْ يَكُنِ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِدَارِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ قَدْ مَاتَ وَأَهْلُهُ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُعَذَّبُ وَاللهُ ﷻ يَقُولُ {لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا} [البقرة 286] سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْأَبْرَشُ يَرْوِي مَنَاكِيرَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ الشَّامِيِّ وَهُوَ بُرْدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ مُرْسَلًا فِي إِعْتَاقِ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ