Malik related to me from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The Jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him that a man and woman from among them had committed adultery. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them, 'What do you find in the Torah about stoning?' They said, 'We make their wrong action known and flog them.' Abdullah ibn Salam said, 'You have lied! It has stoning for it, so bring the Torah.' They spread it out and one of them placed his hand over the ayat of stoning. Then he read what was before it and what was after it. Abdullah ibn Salam told him to lift his hand. He lifted his hand and there was the ayat of stoning. They said, 'He has spoken the truth, Muhammad. The ayat of stoning is in it.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the order and they were stoned . " Abdullah ibn Umar added, "I saw the man leaning over the woman to protect her from the stones." Malik commented, "By leaning he meant throwing himself over her so that the stones fell on him."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَتِ الْيَهُودُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ فِي شَأْنِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالُوا نَفْضَحُهُمْ وَيُجْلَدُونَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ كَذَبْتُمْ إِنَّ فِيهَا الرَّجْمَ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَشَرُوهَا فَوَضَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالُوا صَدَقَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يَحْنِي عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said heard Said ibn al- Musayyab say, "When Umar ibn al-Khattab came from Mina, he made his camel kneel at al-Abtah, and then he gathered a pile of small stones and cast his cloak over them and dropped to the ground. Then he raised his hands to the sky and said, 'O Allah! I have become old and my strength has weakened. My flock is scattered. Take me to You with nothing missed out and without having neglected anything.' Then he went to Madina and addressed the people. He said, 'People! Sunan have been laid down for you. Obligations have been placed upon you. You have been left with a clear way unless you lead people astray right and left.' He struck one of his hands on the other and then said, 'Take care lest you destroy the ayat of stoning so that one will say, "We do not find two hadds in the Book of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned, so we have stoned. By He in Whose Hand my self is, had it not been that people would say that Umar ibn al-Khattab has added to the Book of Allah ta- ala, we would have written it, "The full-grown man and the full-grown woman, stone them absolutely." We have certainly recited that.'" Malik said, "Yahya ibn Said said Said ibn al-Musayyab said, 'Dhu'l-Hijja had not passed before Umar was murdered, may Allah have mercy on him.' " Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "As for his words 'The full-grown man and the full-grown woman' he meant, 'The man and the woman who have been married, stone them absolutely.' "

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ لَمَّا صَدَرَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْ مِنًى أَنَاخَ بِالأَبْطَحِ ثُمَّ كَوَّمَ كَوْمَةً بَطْحَاءَ ثُمَّ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهَا رِدَاءَهُ وَاسْتَلْقَى ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتِي وَانْتَشَرَتْ رَعِيَّتِي فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مُضَيِّعٍ وَلاَ مُفَرِّطٍ ثُمَّ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ سُنَّتْ لَكُمُ السُّنَنُ وَفُرِضَتْ لَكُمُ الْفَرَائِضُ وَتُرِكْتُمْ عَلَى الْوَاضِحَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَضِلُّوا بِالنَّاسِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً وَضَرَبَ بِإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ لاَ نَجِدُ حَدَّيْنِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلاَ أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ زَادَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى لَكَتَبْتُهَا الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ قَرَأْنَاهَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ فَمَا انْسَلَخَ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ عُمَرُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ قَوْلُهُ الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ يَعْنِي الثَّيِّبَ وَالثَّيِّبَةَ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ عَنِ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجْمُ أَحْصَنَ أَوْ لَمْ يُحْصِنْ

I used to recite to ‘AbdurRahman bin ‘Awf, and he found me waiting for him. That was in Mina during the last Hajj performed by ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ Abdur-Rahman bin ʿAwf said: A man came to ʿUmar bin al-Khattab and said: So and so is saying: If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I will swear allegiance to So and so. ʼUmar ؓ said: I will stand before the people today and warn them against these people who want to deprive them of their rights, ʿAbdur-Rahman said: I said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, do not do that, for the Hajj season brings together the riffraff and rabble among the people, and most of the people who gather around and listen to you will be of that type. Is you stand before the people, I am afraid that you will say something that they will spread and not understand it properly or interpret it properly. Rather wait until you come to Madinah, for it is the land of Hijrah and the Sunnah, and you will meet the most knowledgeable and noble people there, and you can say what you want to say with confidence; they wilt understand what you say and will interpret it correctly, ʿUmar ؓ said: If I reach Madinah safe and sound, I shall certainly talk to the people there in the first speech I deliver. When we came to Madinah at the end of Dhul-I-Iijah, it was a Friday. I set out early, ‘Umar did not care at what time he went out, because he did not pay attention to heat and cold and so on. I found Saʿeed bin Zaid at the right-hand corner of the minbar, he had got there before me. I sat down next to him, with my knee touching his knee, and it was not long before ʿUmar ؓ came. When I saw him, I said: He will certainly speak today on this minbar and say something that no one ever heard before. Saʿeed bin Zaid objected to that and said: What do you think he will say that no one said before? ʿUmar ؓ sat on the minbar, and when the muʿdhdhin fell silent, he stood up and praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, then he said: To proceed o people, I am going to tell you something that it has been decreed I should say. I do not know, perhaps it may signal my death. So whoever understands it and remembers it, let him narrate it to others wherever his mount takes him; whoever does not understand il, it is not permissible for him to tell lies about me. Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed the Book to him; among the things that were revealed to him was the verse of stoning [adulterers). We read it and understood it; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned [adulterers] and we stoned adulterers] after him. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, thus they will go astray by forsaking an obligation that Allah revealed. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession, And we used to recite: Do not claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, as it is disbelief (or ingratitude) on your part to claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿDo not praise me excessively as ʿEesa, the son of Maryam, was praised; rather I am the slave of Allah, so say, the slave of Allah and His Messenger.ʿ I have heard that some among you are saying. If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I shall swear allegiance to So and so. No man should deceive himself by saying that the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was is successful. There is no doubt that this is the case, but Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, saved the to 2 people from its bad consequences and there is no one among you today who has the qualities of Abu Bakr ؓ What happened to us when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died was that ‘Ali, az-Zubair and those who were with them stayed behind in the house of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all the Ansar stayed behind and gathered in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, whilst the Muhajireen gathered around Abu Bakr ؓ I said to him; O Abu Bakr, let us go to our brothers, the Ansar. So we set out, looking for them, then we were met by two righteous men who told us what the people had done, and said: where are you going, O Muhajireen? I said: We are looking for these brothers of ours, the Ansar, They said. You should not go near them; do whatever you have already decided, O Muhajireen. I said: By Allah, we will go to them. So we carried on until we came to them in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, where we found them gathered and among them was a man wrapped up [in a garment. I said: Who is this? They said: Saʿd bin ʿUbadah. ! said: What is the matter with him? They said: He is sick. After we sat down, their spokesman stood up and praised and glorified Allah, may He glorified and exalted, as He deserves, then he said: To proceed. We are the supporters (Ansar) of Allah and the majority of the Muslim army. You, O Muhajireen, are a small group among us. Some of you came to us, wanting to deny who we are and prevent us from attaining a position of authority. When he fell silent, I wanted to present a speech that I had prepared and that I liked in front of Abu Bakr ؓ I used to avoid provoking him and he was more forbearing and more dignified than me. But Abu Bakr ؓ said: Wait a while. I did not like to make him angry, and he was more knowledgeable and more dignified than me. By Allah, he did not omit any word that I liked in the speech I had prepared but he said something like it or better, speaking spontaneously, until he finished speaking. Then he said: To proceed. Whatever you have mentioned about your achievements and virtues, is correct. The Arabs would not acknowledge the leadership of anyone except someone from this tribe of Quraish, for they are the best of the Arabs in lineage and location. I am pleased to suggest to you one of these two men, whichever of them you want. Then he took hold of my hand and the hand of Abu ʿUbaidah bin al-Jarrah, and I disliked nothing of what he had said apart from this, for by Allah, I would rather have my neck struck for no sin on my part than to become the leader of people among whom was Abu Bakr ؓ unless my own self suggested something at the time of death. One of the Ansar said: I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree [i.e., a noble]. [I suggest] a ruler from among us and a ruler from among you, O Quraish. - I the narrator said to Malik; What does ‘I am the post on which the cainc! with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm treeʿ mean? He said:It is as if he is saying, I am the smart one who has the answer. - Then there was a great deal of clamour and raised voices, to such an extent that I feared there would be a conflict, so I said: Hold out your hand, O Abu Bakr. So he held out his hand and I swore allegiance to him, and the Muhajireen swore allegiance to him, then the Ansar swore allegiance to him. Thus we surrounded Saʿd bin ‘Ubadah. One of them said: You have killed Saʿd i said: May Allah kill Sa’d! And ʿUmar ؓ said: By Allah, we never encountered any problem greater than the swearing of allegiance to Abu Bakr ؓ . We were afraid that if we left the people without having sworn allegiance to anyone, they might swear allegiance after we were gone, so we would either follow in their footsteps and swear allegiance to someone we were not pleased with, or we would disagree with them and that would cause trouble. If anyone swears allegiance to a leader without consulting the Muslims, there is no allegiance for him and no allegiance to the one who swore allegiance to him, lest both of them be killed. Malik said: Ibn Shihab told me, from ʿUrwah bin az-Zubair, that the men whom they met were ʿUwaim bin Saʿidah and Maʿn bin ʿAdiyy. Ibn Shihab said. Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab told me that the one who said, I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree, was al-lubab bin al-Mundhir.

أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ رَجَعَ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَكُنْتُ أُقْرِئُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ فَوَجَدَنِي وَأَنَا أَنْتَظِرُهُ وَذَلِكَ بِمِنًى فِي آخِرِ حَجَّةٍ حَجَّهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُعَوْفٍ إِنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ فُلَانًا يَقُولُ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي قَائِمٌ الْعَشِيَّةَ فِي النَّاسِ فَمُحَذِّرُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَغْصِبُوهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ الْمَوْسِمَ يَجْمَعُ رَعَاعَ النَّاسِ وَغَوْغَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَغْلِبُونَ عَلَى مَجْلِسِكَ إِذَا قُمْتَ فِي النَّاسِ فَأَخْشَى أَنْ تَقُولَ مَقَالَةً يَطِيرُ بِهَا أُولَئِكَ فَلَا يَعُوهَا وَلَا يَضَعُوهَا عَلَى مَوَاضِعِهَا وَلَكِنْ حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ الْهِجْرَةِ وَالسُّنَّةِ وَتَخْلُصَ بِعُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ فَتَقُولَ مَا قُلْتَ مُتَمَكِّنًا فَيَعُونَ مَقَالَتَكَ وَيَضَعُونَهَا مَوَاضِعَهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَئِنْ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ صَالِحًا لَأُكَلِّمَنَّ بِهَا النَّاسَ فِي أَوَّلِ مَقَامٍ أَقُومُهُفَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فِي عَقِبِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَكَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَجَّلْتُ الرَّوَاحَ صَكَّةَ الْأَعْمَى فَقُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ وَمَا صَكَّةُ الْأَعْمَى؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يُبَالِي أَيَّ سَاعَةٍ خَرَجَ لَا يَعْرِفُ الْحَرَّ وَالْبَرْدَ وَنَحْوَ هَذَا فَوَجَدْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ عِنْدَ رُكْنِ الْمِنْبَرِ الْأَيْمَنِ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي فَجَلَسْتُ حِذَاءَهُ تَحُكُّ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ فَلَمْ أَنْشَبْ أَنْ طَلَعَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ قُلْتُ لَيَقُولَنَّ الْعَشِيَّةَ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ مَقَالَةً مَا قَالَهَا عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ مَا عَسَيْتَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لَمْ يَقُلْ أَحَدٌ؟فَجَلَسَ عُمَرُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَلَمَّا سَكَتَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ قَامَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ مَقَالَةً قَدْ قُدِّرَ لِيأَنْ أَقُولَهَا لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَجَلِي فَمَنْ وَعَاهَا وَعَقَلَهَا فَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعِهَا فَلَا أُحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ وَكَانَ مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ لَا نَجِدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ قَدْ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ ﷻ فَالرَّجْمُ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوِ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ أَلَا وَإِنَّا قَدْ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّ كُفْرًا بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْأَلَا وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أُطْرِيَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ قَائِلًا مِنْكُمْ يَقُولُ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلانًا فَلا يَغْتَرَّنَّ امْرُؤٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً أَلا وَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ كَذَلِكَ إلا أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ وَقَى شَرَّهَا وَلَيْسَ فِيكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ تُقْطَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْأَعْنَاقُ مِثْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أََلَا وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ خَبَرِنَا حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُمَا تَخَلَّفُوا فِي بَيْتِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَخَلَّفَتْ عَنَّا الْأَنْصَارُ بِأَجْمَعِهَا فِيسَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَاجْتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَؤُمُّهُمْ حَتَّى لَقِيَنَا رَجُلانِ صَالِحَانِ فَذَكَرَا لَنَا الَّذِي صَنَعَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالا أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ فَقُلْتُ نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا هَؤُلاءِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالا لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَقْرَبُوهُمْ وَاقْضُوا أَمْرَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْفَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى جِئْنَاهُمْ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَإِذَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُزَمَّلٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَجِعٌ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا قَامَ خَطِيبُهُمْ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللهِ ﷻ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ وَقَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللهِ ﷻ وَكَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلامِ وَأَنْتُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَهْطٌ مِنَّا وَقَدْ دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ مِنْكُمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَخْزِلُونَا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا وَيَحْضُنُونَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ فَلَمَّا سَكَتَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ وَكُنْتُ قَدْ زَوَّرْتُ مَقَالَةً أَعْجَبَتْنِي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُدَارِي مِنْهُ بَعْضَ الْحَدِّ وَهُوَ كَانَ أَحْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُغْضِبَهُ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ وَاللهِ مَا تَرَكَ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أَعْجَبَتْنِي فِي تَزْوِيرِي إِلَّا قَالَهَا فِي بَدِيهَتِهِ وَأَفْضَلَ حَتَّى سَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَنْتُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَلَمْ تَعْرِفِ الْعَرَبُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَوْسَطُ الْعَرَبِ نَسَبًا وَدَارًا وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَبِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ فَلَمْ أَكْرَهْ مِمَّا قَالَ غَيْرَهَا وَكَانَ وَاللهِ أَنْ أُقَدَّمَفَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِثْمٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَتَأَمَّرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَغَيَّرَ نَفْسِي عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ مَا مَعْنَى أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ ؟ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ أَنَا دَاهِيَتُهَا قَالَ وَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ الِاخْتِلافَ فَقُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعْتُهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ ثُمَّ بَايَعَهُ الْأَنْصَارُ وَنَزَوْنَا عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْهُمْ قَتَلْتُمْ سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ قَتَلَ اللهُ سَعْدًاوَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْنَا فِيمَا حَضَرْنَا أَمْرًا هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْ مُبَايَعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَشِينَا إِنْ فَارَقْنَا الْقَوْمَ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ بَيْعَةٌ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا بَعْدَنَا بَيْعَةً فَإِمَّا أَنْ نُتَابِعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا لَا نَرْضَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ نُخَالِفَهُمْ فَيَكُونَ فِيهِ فَسَادٌ فَمَنْ بَايَعَ أَمِيرًا عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلا بَيْعَةَ لَهُ وَلا بَيْعَةَ لِلَّذِي بَايَعَهُ تَغِرَّةَ أَنْ يُقْتَلا قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ لَقِيَاهُمَا عُوَيْمُ بْنُ سَاعِدَةَ وَمَعْنُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّقَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ أَنَّ الَّذِي قَالَ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ الْحُبَابُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ

Shurahah became pregnant and her husband was absent. Her former master took her to ‘Ali, and ‘Ali ؓ said to her: Perhaps your husband came to you or perhaps someone forced you against your will? She said: No. And she admitted zina. So ʿAli ؓ flogged her on Thursday and I was present, and he stoned her on Friday and I was present. He ordered that a hole be dug for her up to her navel, then he said: Stoning is the way of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The verse of stoning was revealed but those who used to read it and other verses of the Qurʿan died in al-Yamamah.

حَمَلَتْ شُرَاحَةُ وَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا غَائِبًا فَانْطَلَقَ بِهَا مَوْلاهَا إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَهَا عَلِيٌّ لَعَلَّ زَوْجَكِ جَاءَكِ أَوْ لَعَلَّ أَحَدًا اسْتَكْرَهَكِ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ؟ قَالَتْ لَا وَأَقَرَّتْ بِالزِّنَا فَجَلَدَهَا عَلِيٌّ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ أَنَا شَاهِدُهُ وَرَجَمَهَا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَأَنَا شَاهِدُهُ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا إِلَى السُّرَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجْمَ سُنَّةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ كَانَتْ نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَهَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَآيًا مِنَ القُرْآنِ بِالْيَمَامَةِ

I heard Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab (say) that ʿUmar (ؓ ) said: Beware of neglecting the verse of stoning, lest someone say, We do not find two hadd punishments in the Book of Allah, for I saw the Prophet ﷺ stone [adulterers] and we stoned [adulterers] too.

إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ [وَأَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ]

ʿUmar said: Allah, may He be exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ and sent down the Book to him. Among that which was revealed to him was the verse of stoning. We recited it and understood it. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, and as a result an obligation that Allah revealed will be forsaken. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession.

قَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَا بِهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا فَأَخْشَى أَنْ يَطُولَ بِالنَّاسِ عَهْدٌ فَيَقُولُوا إِنَّا لَا نَجِدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَتُتْرَكَ فَرِيضَةٌ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أَحْصَنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ

Beware of overlooking the verse of stoning and (do not let) anyone say: “We do not find two hadd punishments in the Book of Allah, for I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stone [adulterers] and we stoned [them] after he was gone.

أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ وَأَنْيَقُولَ قَائِلٌ لَا نَجِدُ حَدَّيْنِ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَجَمَ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ

Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth, and He sent down with him the Book. One of the things that were revealed to him was the verse of stoning. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned [adulterers] and we stoned [them] after him. Then he said: We used to recite, ʿDo not forsake your real father (and attribute yourself to someone else), for this is an act of kufr, if you do that, or it is an act of kufr to forsake your real father (and attribute yourself to someone else).ʿ And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿDo not praise me as the son of Maryam was praised; rather I am a slave, so say: His slave and His Messenger.ʿ Perhaps Maʿmar said: ʿAs the Christians praised the son of Maryam.”

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ مَعَهُ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُثُمَّ قَالَ قَدْ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ وَلا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ كُفْرٌ بِكُمْ أَوْ إِنَّ كُفْرًا بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أُطْرِيَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ

I saw a dream that I can only interpret as meaning that my death is near; I saw as if a rooster pecked me twice, and I was told that it was a red rooster. I told this dream to Asma’ bint 'Umais, the wife of Abu Bakr , and she said: You will be killed by a Persian man. The people are asking me to appoint a successor, but Allah will not cause His religion and His caliphate, with which He sent His Prophet ﷺ to be lost. If death comes to me soon, then the caliphate is to be decided by these six men with whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was pleased when he died. Whichever of them you swear allegiance to, then listen to him and obey. I know that some people will object to this matter. I have fought them with my own hands in the defence of Islam. They are the enemies of Allah and misguided kafirs. By Allah, I am not leaving behind anything that my Lord instructed me to do and I came to the position of caliphate on that basis that is more important to me than kalalah. By Allah, the Prophet of Allah ﷺ never emphasised any issue to me since I accompanied him more than the issue of kalalah, until he poked me in the chest with his finger and said: ʿIs not ayatas-saif (the verse of summer, i.e., it was revealed in summer), which appears at the end of Sooratan Nisa', sufficient for you?ʿ If I live I will issue a decree that will be so clear that those who read the Qur'an and those who do not read it will be able to make decisions concerning it. I call upon Allah to bear witness over the governors of the regions, for I only sent them to be just and to teach the people their religion and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and to refer to me concerning any difficult matter. O people, you eat two plants which I find to be nothing but repugnant, this onion and garlic. I remember the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if he noticed their smell coming from a man in the mosque, he would issue orders that he taken out from the mosque to al-Baqee'. Whoever must eat them, let him cook them to death.” He said: He addressed the people on Friday and was attacked on Wednesday.

الْيَعْمَرِيِّأَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا نَقَرَنِي نَقْرَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَذَكَرَ لِي أَنَّهُ دِيكٌ أَحْمَرُ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ يَقْتُلُكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَجَمِ قَالَ وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَأْمُرُونَنِي أَنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلافَتَهُ الَّتِي بَعَثَ بِهَا نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَإِنْ يَعْجَلْ بِي أَمْرٌ فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى فِي هَؤُلاءِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَاتَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا وَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُمْ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلامِ أُولَئِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الْكُفَّارُ الضُّلَّالُوَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَتْرُكُ فِيمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَبِّي فَاسْتَخْلَفَنِي شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْكَلالَةِ وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ مُنْذُ صَحِبْتُهُ أَشَدَّ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَأْنِ الْكَلالَةِ حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي نَزَلَتْ فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَقْضِي فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ وَمَنْ لَا يَقْرَأُوَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَيُبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ﷺ وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَيَّ مَا عُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أُرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ هَذَا الثُّومُ وَالْبَصَلُ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُمَا مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يُؤْتَى بِهِ الْبَقِيعَ فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا لَا بُدَّ فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًاقَالَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَأُصِيبَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ

[Machine] I have read it with the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , similar to Al-Baqarah or more than it, and indeed it contains the verse of stoning.

قَالَ كَمْ تَقْرَءُونَ سُورَةَ الْأَحْزَابِ؟ قَالَ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ آيَةً قَالَ لَقَدْ قَرَأْتُهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَ الْبَقَرَةِ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهَا وَإِنَّ فِيهَا آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ

[Machine] "Indeed, the Jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a man and a woman from among them who had committed adultery. The Messenger said, 'What should be done with those who have committed adultery among you?' They replied, 'We do not find anything mentioned about it in our scripture.' Abdullah bin Salam said, 'You have lied regarding stoning in the Torah. Bring the Torah and recite it if you are truthful.' So they brought the Torah, and he placed his hand on the verse of stoning and asked, 'What is this?' When they saw that, they said, 'It is the verse of stoning.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that they be stoned near the site where funeral processions are placed near the mosque.' Abdullah said, 'I saw the man shielding the woman with his body from the stones.'"

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ زَنَيَا فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَى مِنْكُمْ؟» قَالُوا لَا نَجِدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمُ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فَجَاءُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَوَضَعَ مِدْرَاسُهَا الَّذِي يَدْرُسُهَا مِنْهُمْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ؟» فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هِيَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ حَيْثُ تُوضَعُ الْجَنَائِزُ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَجْنَأُ عَلَيْهَا يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

ʿUmar said: Allah, may He be exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ and sent down the Book to him. Among that which was revealed to him was the verse of stoning. We recited it and understood it. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, and as a result an obligation that Allah revealed will be forsaken. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession. (Using translation from Aḥmad 276)

عُمَرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ وَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْقَائِلُ لَا نَجِدُ حَدَّ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَالرَّجْمُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا أُحْصِنَ إِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ

she said, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ recited the Āyah of Stoning to us: "al-shaykhu wa-al-shaykhah idhā zanayā fārjumūhumā al-battata bimā qaḍayā min al-ladhhah (The ˹married˺ man and a woman, if they commit adultery, then absolutely stone them for what they spent in ˹seeking˺ pleasure.)"

لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ بِمَا قَضَيَا مِنَ اللَّذَّةِ۔»

I used to recite to ‘AbdurRahman bin ‘Awf, and he found me waiting for him. That was in Mina during the last Hajj performed by ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ Abdur-Rahman bin ʿAwf said: A man came to ʿUmar bin al-Khattab and said: So and so is saying: If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I will swear allegiance to So and so. ʼUmar ؓ said: I will stand before the people today and warn them against these people who want to deprive them of their rights, ʿAbdur-Rahman said: I said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, do not do that, for the Hajj season brings together the riffraff and rabble among the people, and most of the people who gather around and listen to you will be of that type. Is you stand before the people, I am afraid that you will say something that they will spread and not understand it properly or interpret it properly. Rather wait until you come to Madinah, for it is the land of Hijrah and the Sunnah, and you will meet the most knowledgeable and noble people there, and you can say what you want to say with confidence; they wilt understand what you say and will interpret it correctly, ʿUmar ؓ said: If I reach Madinah safe and sound, I shall certainly talk to the people there in the first speech I deliver. When we came to Madinah at the end of Dhul-I-Iijah, it was a Friday. I set out early, ‘Umar did not care at what time he went out, because he did not pay attention to heat and cold and so on. I found Saʿeed bin Zaid at the right-hand corner of the minbar, he had got there before me. I sat down next to him, with my knee touching his knee, and it was not long before ʿUmar ؓ came. When I saw him, I said: He will certainly speak today on this minbar and say something that no one ever heard before. Saʿeed bin Zaid objected to that and said: What do you think he will say that no one said before? ʿUmar ؓ sat on the minbar, and when the muʿdhdhin fell silent, he stood up and praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, then he said: To proceed o people, I am going to tell you something that it has been decreed I should say. I do not know, perhaps it may signal my death. So whoever understands it and remembers it, let him narrate it to others wherever his mount takes him; whoever does not understand il, it is not permissible for him to tell lies about me. Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed the Book to him; among the things that were revealed to him was the verse of stoning [adulterers). We read it and understood it; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned [adulterers] and we stoned adulterers] after him. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, thus they will go astray by forsaking an obligation that Allah revealed. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession, And we used to recite: Do not claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, as it is disbelief (or ingratitude) on your part to claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿDo not praise me excessively as ʿEesa, the son of Maryam, was praised; rather I am the slave of Allah, so say, the slave of Allah and His Messenger.ʿ I have heard that some among you are saying. If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I shall swear allegiance to So and so. No man should deceive himself by saying that the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was is successful. There is no doubt that this is the case, but Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, saved the to 2 people from its bad consequences and there is no one among you today who has the qualities of Abu Bakr ؓ What happened to us when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died was that ‘Ali, az-Zubair and those who were with them stayed behind in the house of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all the Ansar stayed behind and gathered in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, whilst the Muhajireen gathered around Abu Bakr ؓ I said to him; O Abu Bakr, let us go to our brothers, the Ansar. So we set out, looking for them, then we were met by two righteous men who told us what the people had done, and said: where are you going, O Muhajireen? I said: We are looking for these brothers of ours, the Ansar, They said. You should not go near them; do whatever you have already decided, O Muhajireen. I said: By Allah, we will go to them. So we carried on until we came to them in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, where we found them gathered and among them was a man wrapped up [in a garment. I said: Who is this? They said: Saʿd bin ʿUbadah. ! said: What is the matter with him? They said: He is sick. After we sat down, their spokesman stood up and praised and glorified Allah, may He glorified and exalted, as He deserves, then he said: To proceed. We are the supporters (Ansar) of Allah and the majority of the Muslim army. You, O Muhajireen, are a small group among us. Some of you came to us, wanting to deny who we are and prevent us from attaining a position of authority. When he fell silent, I wanted to present a speech that I had prepared and that I liked in front of Abu Bakr ؓ I used to avoid provoking him and he was more forbearing and more dignified than me. But Abu Bakr ؓ said: Wait a while. I did not like to make him angry, and he was more knowledgeable and more dignified than me. By Allah, he did not omit any word that I liked in the speech I had prepared but he said something like it or better, speaking spontaneously, until he finished speaking. Then he said: To proceed. Whatever you have mentioned about your achievements and virtues, is correct. The Arabs would not acknowledge the leadership of anyone except someone from this tribe of Quraish, for they are the best of the Arabs in lineage and location. I am pleased to suggest to you one of these two men, whichever of them you want. Then he took hold of my hand and the hand of Abu ʿUbaidah bin al-Jarrah, and I disliked nothing of what he had said apart from this, for by Allah, I would rather have my neck struck for no sin on my part than to become the leader of people among whom was Abu Bakr ؓ unless my own self suggested something at the time of death. One of the Ansar said: I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree [i.e., a noble]. [I suggest] a ruler from among us and a ruler from among you, O Quraish. - I the narrator said to Malik; What does ‘I am the post on which the cainc! with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm treeʿ mean? He said:It is as if he is saying, I am the smart one who has the answer. - Then there was a great deal of clamour and raised voices, to such an extent that I feared there would be a conflict, so I said: Hold out your hand, O Abu Bakr. So he held out his hand and I swore allegiance to him, and the Muhajireen swore allegiance to him, then the Ansar swore allegiance to him. Thus we surrounded Saʿd bin ‘Ubadah. One of them said: You have killed Saʿd i said: May Allah kill Sa’d! And ʿUmar ؓ said: By Allah, we never encountered any problem greater than the swearing of allegiance to Abu Bakr ؓ . We were afraid that if we left the people without having sworn allegiance to anyone, they might swear allegiance after we were gone, so we would either follow in their footsteps and swear allegiance to someone we were not pleased with, or we would disagree with them and that would cause trouble. If anyone swears allegiance to a leader without consulting the Muslims, there is no allegiance for him and no allegiance to the one who swore allegiance to him, lest both of them be killed. Malik said: Ibn Shihab told me, from ʿUrwah bin az-Zubair, that the men whom they met were ʿUwaim bin Saʿidah and Maʿn bin ʿAdiyy. Ibn Shihab said. Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab told me that the one who said, I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree, was al-lubab bin al-Mundhir. (Using translation from Aḥmad 391)

«انْقَلَبَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ بِمِنًى فِي آخِرِ حَجَّةٍ حَجَّهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فقَالَ إِنَّ فُلَانًا يَقُولُ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا قَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي قَائِمٌ الْعَشِيَّةَ فِي النَّاسِ وَأُحَذِّرُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَغْصِبُوهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ لَا تَفْعَلْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ الْمَوْسِمَ يَجْمَعُ رَعَاعَ النَّاسِ وَغَوْغَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَغْلِبُونَ عَلَى مَجْلِسِكَ إِذَا أَقَمْتَ فِي النَّاسِ فَيَطِيرُوا بِمَقَالَتِكَ وَلَا يَضَعُوهَا مَوَاضِعَهَا أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَقْدُمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ الْهِجْرَةِ فَتَخْلُصَ بِعُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ وَتَقُولُ مَا قُلْتَ مُتَمَكِّنًا وَيَعُونَ مَقَالَتَكَ وَيَضَعُونَهَا مَوَاضِعَهَا فقَالَ عُمَرُ لَئِنْ قَدِمْتَ الْمَدِينَةَ سَالِمًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَ تَكَلَّمَنَّ فِي أَوَّلِ مَقَامٍ أَقُومُهُ فَقَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي عَقِبِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ عَجَّلْتُ الرَّوَاحَ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ فَوَجَدْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي فَجَلَسَ إِلَى رُكْنِ الْمِنْبَرِ الْأَيْمَنِ وَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَمَسُّ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ فَلَمْ أَنْشَبْ أَنْ طَلَعَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدٍ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ مَقَالَةً لَمْ يَقُلْهَا مُنْذُ اسْتُخْلِفَ قَالَ وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولَ؟ فَجَلَسَ عُمَرُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ لَكُمْ مَقَالَةً قُدِّرَ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَجْلِي فَمَنْ عَقَلَهَا وَوَعَاهَا فَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْقِلْهَا فَلَا يَحِلُّ لِمُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأَ بِهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَخَافُ إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مَا نَجْدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ وَالرَّجْمُ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ حَمْلٌ أَوِ اعْتِرَافٌ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ زَادَ عُمَرُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَكَتَبْتُهَا أَلَا وَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ «لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّ كُفْرًا بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ» ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ» أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ فُلَانًا قَالَ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا فَمَنْ بَايَعَ امْرَأً مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا بَيْعَةَ لَهُ وَلَا لِلَّذِي بَايَعَهُ فَلَا يَغْتَرَّنَّ أَحَدٌ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً أَلَا وَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً إِلَّا أَنَّ اللَّهَ وَقَى شَرَّهَا وَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مَنْ تُقْطَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْأَعْنَاقُ مِثْلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ خَيْرِنَا يَوْمَ تَوَفَّى اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَتَخَلَّفَ عَنَّا الْأَنْصَارُ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَنْظُرُ مَا صَنَعُوا فَخَرَجْنَا نَؤُمُّهُمْ فَلَقِيَنَا رَجُلَانِ صَالِحَانِ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَا أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ فَقُلْتُ نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ فَلَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَأْتُوهُمْ اقْضُوا أَمَرَكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا نَرْجِعُ حَتَّى نَأْتِيَهُمْ فَجِئْنَاهُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُزَّمِّلٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ قُلْتُ مَا لَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَجِعٌ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا قَامَ خَطِيبُهُمْ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللَّهِ وَكَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَقَدْ دَفَّتْ إِلَيْنَا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ دَافَّةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَخْتَصُّوا بِالْأَمْرِ وَيُخْرِجُونَا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا سَكَتَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ زَوَّرْتُ مَقَالَةً قَدْ أَعْجَبَتْنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَكُنْتُ أُدَارِي مِنْهُ بَعْضَ الْحَدِّ وَكَانَ أَحْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُغْضِبَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا تَرَكَ مِمَّا زَوَّرْتُهُ فِي مَقَالَتِي إِلَّا قَالَ مِثْلَهُ فِي بَدِيهَتِهِ أَوْ أَفْضَلَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَنْتُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَلَنْ يَعْرِفَ الْعَرَبُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَوْسَطُ الْعَرَبِ دَارًا وَنَسَبَا وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَبَايِعُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَيْنَنَا فَلَمْ أَكْرَهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ مَقَالَتِهِ غَيْرَهَا كَانَ وَاللَّهِ لِأَنْ أُقَدَّمَ فَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي فِي أَمْرٍ لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِثْمٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَمَّرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فقَالَ فَتَى الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَخَشِيتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَسَطَهَا فَبَايَعْتُهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَنَزَوْنَا عَلَى سَعْدٍ فقَالَ قَائِلٌ قَتَلْتُمْ سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ سَعْدًا فَلَمْ نَجِدْ شَيْئًا هُوَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ مُبَايَعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَشِيتُ إِنْ فَارَقْنَا الْقَوْمَ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا بَعْدَنَا بَيْعَةً فَإِمَّا أَنْ نُبَايِعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا لَا نَرْضَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ نُخَالِفَهُمْ فَيَكُونُ فَسَادًا وَاخْتِلَافًا فَبَايَعْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَمِيعًا وَرَضِينَا بِهِ

I used to recite to ‘AbdurRahman bin ‘Awf, and he found me waiting for him. That was in Mina during the last Hajj performed by ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ Abdur-Rahman bin ʿAwf said: A man came to ʿUmar bin al-Khattab and said: So and so is saying: If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I will swear allegiance to So and so. ʼUmar ؓ said: I will stand before the people today and warn them against these people who want to deprive them of their rights, ʿAbdur-Rahman said: I said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, do not do that, for the Hajj season brings together the riffraff and rabble among the people, and most of the people who gather around and listen to you will be of that type. Is you stand before the people, I am afraid that you will say something that they will spread and not understand it properly or interpret it properly. Rather wait until you come to Madinah, for it is the land of Hijrah and the Sunnah, and you will meet the most knowledgeable and noble people there, and you can say what you want to say with confidence; they wilt understand what you say and will interpret it correctly, ʿUmar ؓ said: If I reach Madinah safe and sound, I shall certainly talk to the people there in the first speech I deliver. When we came to Madinah at the end of Dhul-I-Iijah, it was a Friday. I set out early, ‘Umar did not care at what time he went out, because he did not pay attention to heat and cold and so on. I found Saʿeed bin Zaid at the right-hand corner of the minbar, he had got there before me. I sat down next to him, with my knee touching his knee, and it was not long before ʿUmar ؓ came. When I saw him, I said: He will certainly speak today on this minbar and say something that no one ever heard before. Saʿeed bin Zaid objected to that and said: What do you think he will say that no one said before? ʿUmar ؓ sat on the minbar, and when the muʿdhdhin fell silent, he stood up and praised and glorified Allah as He deserves, then he said: To proceed o people, I am going to tell you something that it has been decreed I should say. I do not know, perhaps it may signal my death. So whoever understands it and remembers it, let him narrate it to others wherever his mount takes him; whoever does not understand il, it is not permissible for him to tell lies about me. Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed the Book to him; among the things that were revealed to him was the verse of stoning [adulterers). We read it and understood it; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned [adulterers] and we stoned adulterers] after him. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, thus they will go astray by forsaking an obligation that Allah revealed. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession, And we used to recite: Do not claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, as it is disbelief (or ingratitude) on your part to claim to be the offspring of anyone other than your fathers, Verily the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿDo not praise me excessively as ʿEesa, the son of Maryam, was praised; rather I am the slave of Allah, so say, the slave of Allah and His Messenger.ʿ I have heard that some among you are saying. If ʿUmar ؓ dies, I shall swear allegiance to So and so. No man should deceive himself by saying that the oath of allegiance to Abu Bakr was given suddenly and it was is successful. There is no doubt that this is the case, but Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, saved the to 2 people from its bad consequences and there is no one among you today who has the qualities of Abu Bakr ؓ What happened to us when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died was that ‘Ali, az-Zubair and those who were with them stayed behind in the house of Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all the Ansar stayed behind and gathered in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, whilst the Muhajireen gathered around Abu Bakr ؓ I said to him; O Abu Bakr, let us go to our brothers, the Ansar. So we set out, looking for them, then we were met by two righteous men who told us what the people had done, and said: where are you going, O Muhajireen? I said: We are looking for these brothers of ours, the Ansar, They said. You should not go near them; do whatever you have already decided, O Muhajireen. I said: By Allah, we will go to them. So we carried on until we came to them in Saqeefat Banu Saʿidah, where we found them gathered and among them was a man wrapped up [in a garment. I said: Who is this? They said: Saʿd bin ʿUbadah. ! said: What is the matter with him? They said: He is sick. After we sat down, their spokesman stood up and praised and glorified Allah, may He glorified and exalted, as He deserves, then he said: To proceed. We are the supporters (Ansar) of Allah and the majority of the Muslim army. You, O Muhajireen, are a small group among us. Some of you came to us, wanting to deny who we are and prevent us from attaining a position of authority. When he fell silent, I wanted to present a speech that I had prepared and that I liked in front of Abu Bakr ؓ I used to avoid provoking him and he was more forbearing and more dignified than me. But Abu Bakr ؓ said: Wait a while. I did not like to make him angry, and he was more knowledgeable and more dignified than me. By Allah, he did not omit any word that I liked in the speech I had prepared but he said something like it or better, speaking spontaneously, until he finished speaking. Then he said: To proceed. Whatever you have mentioned about your achievements and virtues, is correct. The Arabs would not acknowledge the leadership of anyone except someone from this tribe of Quraish, for they are the best of the Arabs in lineage and location. I am pleased to suggest to you one of these two men, whichever of them you want. Then he took hold of my hand and the hand of Abu ʿUbaidah bin al-Jarrah, and I disliked nothing of what he had said apart from this, for by Allah, I would rather have my neck struck for no sin on my part than to become the leader of people among whom was Abu Bakr ؓ unless my own self suggested something at the time of death. One of the Ansar said: I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree [i.e., a noble]. [I suggest] a ruler from among us and a ruler from among you, O Quraish. - I the narrator said to Malik; What does ‘I am the post on which the cainc! with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm treeʿ mean? He said:It is as if he is saying, I am the smart one who has the answer. - Then there was a great deal of clamour and raised voices, to such an extent that I feared there would be a conflict, so I said: Hold out your hand, O Abu Bakr. So he held out his hand and I swore allegiance to him, and the Muhajireen swore allegiance to him, then the Ansar swore allegiance to him. Thus we surrounded Saʿd bin ‘Ubadah. One of them said: You have killed Saʿd i said: May Allah kill Sa’d! And ʿUmar ؓ said: By Allah, we never encountered any problem greater than the swearing of allegiance to Abu Bakr ؓ . We were afraid that if we left the people without having sworn allegiance to anyone, they might swear allegiance after we were gone, so we would either follow in their footsteps and swear allegiance to someone we were not pleased with, or we would disagree with them and that would cause trouble. If anyone swears allegiance to a leader without consulting the Muslims, there is no allegiance for him and no allegiance to the one who swore allegiance to him, lest both of them be killed. Malik said: Ibn Shihab told me, from ʿUrwah bin az-Zubair, that the men whom they met were ʿUwaim bin Saʿidah and Maʿn bin ʿAdiyy. Ibn Shihab said. Saʿeed bin al-Musayyab told me that the one who said, I am the post on which the camel with a skin disease scratches itself and I am like a high class palm tree, was al-lubab bin al-Mundhir. (Using translation from Aḥmad 391)

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُقْرِئُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ فِي خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَرَ رَجُلًا يَجِدُ مِنَ الْأَقْشَعْرِيرَةِ مَا يَجِدُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عِنْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَجِئْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ يَوْمًا فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى رَجَعَ مِنْ عِنْدِ عُمَرَ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ لِي لَوْ رَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا آنِفًا قَالَ لِعُمَرَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمِنًى فِي آخِرِ حَجَّةٍ حَجَّهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَذَكَرَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى إِلَى عُمَرَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا قَالَ عُمَرُ حِينَ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ إِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ الْعَشِيَّةَ فِي النَّاسِ فَمُحَذِّرُهُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَغْتَصِبُونَ الْأُمَّةَ أَمَرَهُمْ فقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَا تَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَكَ هَذَا فَإِنَّ الْمَوْسِمَ يَجْمَعُ رَعَاعَ النَّاسِ وَغَوْغَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَغْلِبُونَ عَلَى مَجْلِسِكَ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ قُلْتَ فِيهِمُ الْيَوْمَ مَقَالًا أَنْ يَطِيرُوا بِهَا وَلَا يَعُوهَا وَلَا يَضَعُوهَا عَلَى مَوَاضِعِهَا أَمْهِلْ حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ الْهِجْرَةِ وَالسُّنَّةِ وَتَخْلُصَ لِعُلَمَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَشْرَافِهِمْ فَتَقُولُ مَا قُلْتَ مُتَمَكِّنًا فَيَعُوا مَقَالَتَكَ وَيَضَعُوهَا عَلَى مَوَاضِعِهَا قَالَ عُمَرُ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ صَالِحًا لَأُكَلِّمَنَّ بِهَا النَّاسَ فِي أَوَّلِ مَقَامٍ أَقُومُهُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فِي عَقِبِ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَجَاءَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ هَجَّرْتُ صَكَّةَ الْأَعْمَى لِمَا أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَوَجَدْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي بِالتَّهْجِيرِ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى رُكْنٍ جَانِبَ الْمِنْبَرِ الْأَيْمَنِ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ تَمَسُّ رُكْبَتِي رُكْبَتَهُ فَلَمْ يَنْشَبْ عُمَرُ أَنْ خَرَجَ فَأَقْبَلَ يَؤُمُّ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَعُمَرُ مُقْبِلٌ وَاللَّهِ لَيَقُولَنَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ الْيَوْمَ مَقَالَةً لَمْ يَقُلْهَا أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَقَالَ مَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لَمْ يَقُلْهُ أَحَدٌ قَبْلَهُ؟ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ سَكَتَ قَامَ عُمَرُ فَتَشَهَّدَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي قَائِلٌ لَكُمْ مَقَالَةً قَدْ قُدِّرَ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَهَا لَعَلَّهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَجْلِي فَمَنْ عَقَلَهَا وَوَعَاهَا فَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا حَيْثُ انْتَهَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَمَنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ لَا يَعِيَهَا فَلَا أُحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَكْذِبَ عَلَيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَجِدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَتْرُكَ فَرِيضَةً أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ ثُمَّ إِنَّا قَدْ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ أَنْ «لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّ كُفْرًا بِكُمْ أَنْ تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ» ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أُطْرِيَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ فَقُولُوا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ» ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ فُلَانًا مِنْكُمْ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ قَدْ مَاتَ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ بَايَعْتُ فُلَانًا فَلَا يَغُرَّنَّ امْرَأً أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنْ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً فَتَمَّتْ فَإِنَّهَا قَدْ كَانَتْ كَذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنَّ اللَّهَ وَقَى شَرَّهَا وَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ مَنْ تُقْطَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْأَعْنَاقُ مِثْلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ خَيْرِنَا حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُمَا تَخَلَّفُوا عَنَّا وَتَخَلَّفَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ عَنَّا بِأَسْرِهَا وَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ وَاجْتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ فِي مَنْزِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ رَجُلٌ يُنَادِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْجِدَارِ اخْرُجْ إِلَيَّ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ فَقُلْتُ إِلَيْكَ عَنِّي فَإِنَّا مَشَاغِيلُ عَنْكَ فقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ لَا بُدَّ مِنْكَ فِيهِ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَأَدْرِكُوهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا أَمْرًا فَيَكُونُ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ فِيهِ حَرْبٌ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا هَؤُلَاءِ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَؤُمُّهُمْ فَلَقِيَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ فَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِيَدِهِ فَمَشَى بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَوْنَا مِنْهُمْ لَقِينَا رَجُلَانِ صَالِحَانِ فَذَكَرَا الَّذِي صَنَعَ الْقَوْمُ وَ قَالَا أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ؟ فَقُلْتُ نُرِيدُ إِخْوَانَنَا مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَا لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَقْرَبُوهُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ اقْضُوا أَمَرَكُمْ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَاهُمْ فَإِذَا هُمْ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فَإِذَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُزَّمِّلٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ قُلْتُ فَمَا لَهُ؟ قَالُوا هُوَ وَجِعٌ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْنَا تَكَلَّمَ خَطِيبُ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللَّهِ وَكَتِيبَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَنْتُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَهْطٌ مِنَّا وَقَدْ دَفَّتْ دَافَّةٌ مِنْ قَوْمِكُمْ قَالَ عُمَرُ وَإِذَا هُمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يَخْتَزِلُونَا مِنْ أَصْلِنَا وَيَحُطُّوا بِنَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى مَقَالَتَهُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ وَكُنْتُ قَدْ زَوَّرْتُ مَقَالَةً أَعْجَبَتْنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُومَ بِهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَكُنْتُ أُدَارِي مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ بَعْضَ الْحِدَّةِ فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُغْضِبَهُ فَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ كَانَ أَحْلَمَ مِنِّي وَأَوْقَرَ وَاللَّهِ مَا تَرَكَ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ أَعْجَبَتْنِي فِي تَزْوِيرِي إِلَّا تَكَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهَا أَوْ أَفْضَلَ فِي بَدِيهَتِهِ حَتَّى سَكَتَ فَتَشَهَّدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ أَيُّهَا الْأَنْصَارُ فَمَا ذَكَرْتُمْ فِيكُمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَأَنْتُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَلَنْ تَعْرِفَ الْعَرَبُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ إِلَّا لِهَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَوْسَطُ الْعَرَبِ نَسَبًا وَدَارًا وَقَدْ رَضِيتُ لَكُمْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَبَايِعُوا أَيُّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي وَبِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ فَلَمْ أَكْرَهْ مِنْ مَقَالَتِهِ غَيْرَهَا كَانَ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أُقَدَّمَ فَتُضْرَبَ عُنُقِي لَا يُقَرِّبُنِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى إِثْمٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَمَّرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِيهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَغَيَّرَ نَفْسِي عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَقَالَتَهُ قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ وَعُذَيْقُهَا الْمُرَجَّبُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ عُمَرُ فَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ وَارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ حَتَّى أَشْفَقْتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ قُلْتُ ابْسُطْ يَدَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَبَسَطَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدَهُ فَبَايَعَهُ وَبَايَعَهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ وَنَزَوْنَا عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فقَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَتَلْتُمْ سَعْدًا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ وَأَنَا مُغْضَبٌ قَتَلَ اللَّهُ سَعْدًا فَإِنَّهُ صَاحِبُ فِتْنَةٍ وَشَرٍّ وَإِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْنَا فِيمَا حَضَرَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا أَمْرٌ أَقْوَى مِنْ بَيْعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَخَشِينَا إِنْ فَارَقْنَا الْقَوْمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَكُونَ بَيْعَةٌ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا بَعْدَنَا بَيْعَةً فَإِمَّا أَنْ نُبَايِعَهُمْ عَلَى مَا لَا نَرْضَى وَإِمَّا أَنْ نُخَالِفَهُمْ فَيَكُونُ فَسَادًا فَلَا يَغْتَرَّنَّ امْرٌؤٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنَّ بَيْعَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً فَتَمَّتْ فَقَدْ كَانَتْ فَلْتَةً وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ وَقَى شَرَّهَا أَلَا وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِيكُمُ الْيَوْمَ مِثْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ مَالِكٌ أَخْبَرَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ الْأَنْصَارِيَّيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ لَقِيَا الْمُهَاجِرِينَ هُمَا عُوَيْمُ بْنُ سَاعِدَةَ وَمَعْنُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ وَزَعَمَ مَالِكٌ أَنَّ الزُّهْرِيَّ سَمِعَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الَّذِي قَالَ يَوْمَئِذٍ «أَنَا جُذَيْلُهَا الْمُحَكَّكُ» رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ حُبَابُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ

[Machine] I met Ubayy ibn Ka'b and said to him, "Ibn Mas'ud used to erase the two protective surahs (Al-Mu'awwidhatayn) from the Qur'ans and say they are not part of the Qur'an, so do not include in it what is not part of it." Ubayy replied, "It was said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he told us, and we say, 'How many verses do you consider in Surah Al-Ahzab?' I said, 'Seventy-three.' Ubayy then said, 'By Him in whose name oaths are taken, it was equivalent to Surah Al-Baqarah, and we used to read in it the verse of stoning: "The older man and the older woman, stone them absolutely as a deterrent punishment from Allah. And Allah is Mighty, Wise."'"

لَقِيتُ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ كَانَ يَحُكُّ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمَصَاحِفِ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُمَا لَيْسَتَا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا فِيهِ مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَنَا فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ «كَمْ تَعُدُّونَ سُورَةَ الْأَحْزَابِ مِنْ آيَةٍ؟ » قَالَ قُلْتُ ثَلَاثًا وَسَبْعِينَ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ وَالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَتَعْدِلُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَلَقَدْ قَرَأْنَا فِيهَا آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ نَكَالًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

some jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him that a man and a women of their number had committed fornication. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them: What do you find in the Torah about stoning? They replied: We disgrace them and they should be flogged. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said: You lie; it contains (instruction for) stoning. So they brought the Torah and spread it out, and one of them put his hand over the verse of stoning and read what preceded it and what followed it. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said to him: Lift your hand. When he did so, the verse of stoning was seen to be in it. They then said: He has spoken the truth, Muhammad, the verse of stoning is in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave command regarding them, and they were stoned to death. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said: I saw the man leaning on the woman protecting her from the stones. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4446)

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ فِي شَأْنِ الرَّجْمِ؟ » فَقَالُوا نَفْضَحُهُمْ وَيُجْلَدُونَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَآيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَشَرُوهَا فَوَضَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأَ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالُوا صَدَقَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يَجْنِئُ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

some jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him that a man and a women of their number had committed fornication. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them: What do you find in the Torah about stoning? They replied: We disgrace them and they should be flogged. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said: You lie; it contains (instruction for) stoning. So they brought the Torah and spread it out, and one of them put his hand over the verse of stoning and read what preceded it and what followed it. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said to him: Lift your hand. When he did so, the verse of stoning was seen to be in it. They then said: He has spoken the truth, Muhammad, the verse of stoning is in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave command regarding them, and they were stoned to death. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said: I saw the man leaning on the woman protecting her from the stones. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4446)

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجَمَ يَهُودِيَّيْنِ رَجُلًا وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا فَأَتَتْ بِهِمَا الْيَهُودُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ زَنَيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ؟ » قَالُوا نَفْضَحْهُمَا وَنَجْلِدُهُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَذَبْتُمْ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ فِيهَا آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ» وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ فِيهَا آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَشَرُوهَا وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ صُورِيَا أَعْوَرُ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ وَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَوَجَدَ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ نَعَمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيهَا الرَّجْمُ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ «وَأَنَا فِيمَنْ رَجَمَهُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ»

she said, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ recited the Āyah of Stoning to us: "al-shaykhu wa-al-shaykhah idhā zanayā fārjumūhumā al-battata bimā qaḍayā min al-ladhhah (The ˹married˺ man and a woman, if they commit adultery, then absolutely stone them for what they spent in ˹seeking˺ pleasure.)" (Using translation from Ḥākim 8070)

لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ بِمَا قَضَيَا مِنَ اللَّذَّةِ»

[Machine] The Jews came to the Prophet ﷺ with a man and a woman from among them who had committed adultery. He said to them, "How do you deal with someone who has committed adultery among you?" They replied, "We strike them." The Prophet ﷺ said, "And what do you find in the Torah?" They said, "We do not find anything in it regarding this matter." Abdullah ibn Salam said to them, "You have lied; in the Torah, there is stoning. Bring the Torah and recite it if you are truthful." So the Torah was brought, and the part that he had studied from them was placed on his hand while he covered the verse about stoning. He then asked, "What is this?" When they saw that, they said, "It is stoning." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded that they be stoned where the graves were. Abdullah said, "I saw her companion leaning over her to protect her from the stones."

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ زَنَيَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَى مِنْكُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا نَضْرِبُهُمَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَمَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ؟» قَالُوا مَا نَجِدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ؛ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمُ فَائْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاقْرَؤُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فَأُتِيَ بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَوَضَعَ مِدْرَاسُهَا الَّذِي دَرَسَهَا مِنْهُمْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَطَفِقَ يَقْرَأَ مَا دُونَ يَدِهِ وَمَا وَرَاءَهَا وَلَا يَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَنَتَرَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ؟ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا ذَلِكَ قَالُوا هِيَ الرَّجْمُ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا حَيْثُ يُوجَدُ الْجِنَائِزُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَحْنُو عَلَيْهَا لِيَقِيَهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

[Machine] Ubayy said, "She used to recite Surah Al-Baqarah and it was the longest. And indeed, it contained the verse of stoning." The sheikh and the sheikha stoned them both as a punishment from Allah. And Allah is powerful and wise.

قَالَ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ كَمْ تَعُدُّونَ سُورَةَ الْأَحْزَابِ آيَةً؟ قُلْنَا ثَلَاثًا وَسَبْعِينَ فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ «كَانَتْ لَتَعْدِلُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَأَطْوَلَ وَلَقَدْ كَانَ فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ» الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ نَكَالًا مِنَ اللهِ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ

[Machine] That people's time should pass until someone says, "We do not find stoning in the Book of Allah," and they stray by neglecting a duty that Allah has revealed. Verily, stoning is a punishment for those who commit adultery while being married, and evidence has been mentioned through a pregnancy, confession, or testimony. We have also read that if the sheikh and the sheikha commit adultery, then stone them to death. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned, and we have stoned after him. Abu Abdulrahman said, "I do not know of anyone who mentioned the sheikh and the sheikha being stoned to death except for Sufyan, and it is likely that he was mistaken. And Allah knows best."

قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَطُولَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ حَتَّى يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ أَلَا وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَا إِذَا أُحْصِنَ وَكَانَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ وَقَدْ قَرَأْنَاهَا الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ وَقَدْ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ

ʿUmar said: Allah, may He be exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ and sent down the Book to him. Among that which was revealed to him was the verse of stoning. We recited it and understood it. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, and as a result an obligation that Allah revealed will be forsaken. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession. (Using translation from Aḥmad 276)

إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ «مَا نَجِدُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَيَتْرُكَ فَرِيضَةً أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَا إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ»

Verily Allah sent Muhammad ﷺ with truth and He sent down the Book upon him, and the verse of stoning was included in what was sent down to him. We recited it, retained it in our memory and understood it. Messenger of Allah ﷺ awarded the punishment of stoning to death (to the married adulterer and adulteress) and, after him, we also awarded the punishment of stoning, I am afraid that with the lapse of time, the people (may forget it) and may say: We do not find the punishment of stoning in the Book of Allah, and thus go astray by abandoning this duty prescribed by Allah. Stoning is a duty laid down in Allah's Book for married men and women who commit adultery when proof is established, or it there is pregnancy, or a confession. (Using translation from Muslim 1691a)

عُمَرُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ قَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَعَقِلْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ «وَاللهِ مَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَا إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوْ الِاعْتِرَافُ»

ʿUmar said: Allah, may He be exalted, sent Muhammad ﷺ and sent down the Book to him. Among that which was revealed to him was the verse of stoning. We recited it and understood it. But I fear that with the passage of time, some people will say: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Book of Allah, and as a result an obligation that Allah revealed will be forsaken. Stoning is the due punishment in the Book of Allah for those who commit zina, both men and women, if they have been married and if proof is established, or there is a pregnancy or a confession. (Using translation from Aḥmad 276)

خَطَبَ عُمَرُ النَّاسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أُنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَعَقِلْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ «وَاللهِ مَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَا إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ»

The Jews brought to the Prophet ﷺ a man and a woman from among them who had committed illegal 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." ʿAbdullah 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. ʿAbdullah 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. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4556)

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ زَنَيَا قَالَ فَقَالَ «كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَا مِنْكُمْ؟» قَالَ نَضْرِبُهُمَا قَالَ «مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ؟» قَالُوا مَا نَجِدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كَذَبُوا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمُ فَائْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فَجَاءُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَوَضَعَ مُدَرِّسُهَا الَّذِي يُدَرِّسُهَا مِنْهُمْ كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَطَفِقَ يَقْرَأُ مَا دُونَ يَدِهِ وَمَا وَرَاءَهَا لَا يَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَضَرَبَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذِهِ؟ قَالَ هِيَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ حَيْثُ تُوضَعُ الْجَنَائِزُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَحْنِي عَلَيْهَا لِيَقِيَهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

some jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him that a man and a women of their number had committed fornication. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them: What do you find in the Torah about stoning? They replied: We disgrace them and they should be flogged. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said: You lie; it contains (instruction for) stoning. So they brought the Torah and spread it out, and one of them put his hand over the verse of stoning and read what preceded it and what followed it. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said to him: Lift your hand. When he did so, the verse of stoning was seen to be in it. They then said: He has spoken the truth, Muhammad, the verse of stoning is in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave command regarding them, and they were stoned to death. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said: I saw the man leaning on the woman protecting her from the stones. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4446)

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ فِي شَأْنِ الرَّجْمِ؟» فَقَالُوا نَفْضَحُهُمْ وَيُجْلَدُونَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ إِنَّ فِيهَا الرَّجْمَ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَظَرُوهَا فَوَضَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَقْرَأَ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ قَالُوا صِدْقٌ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يَحْنِي عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

she said, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ recited the Āyah of Stoning to us: "al-shaykhu wa-al-shaykhah idhā zanayā fārjumūhumā al-battata bimā qaḍayā min al-ladhhah (The ˹married˺ man and a woman, if they commit adultery, then absolutely stone them for what they spent in ˹seeking˺ pleasure.)" (Using translation from Ḥākim 8070)

لَقَدْ أَقَرَأَنَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ بِمَا قَضَيَا مِنَ اللَّذَّةِ»

she said, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ recited the Āyah of Stoning to us: "al-shaykhu wa-al-shaykhah idhā zanayā fārjumūhumā al-battata bimā qaḍayā min al-ladhhah (The ˹married˺ man and a woman, if they commit adultery, then absolutely stone them for what they spent in ˹seeking˺ pleasure.)" (Using translation from Ḥākim 8070)

لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ «الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ بِمَا قَضَيَا مِنَ اللَّذَّةِ»

[Machine] I will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , if Allah wills, and mention this and that. When he mentions the verse of stoning, I say, "O Messenger of Allah, write down the verse of stoning for me." He said, "I cannot."

كُنَّا عِنْدَ مَرْوَانَ وَفِينَا زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ «§الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا أَلْبَتَّةَ» فَقَالُ مَرْوَانُ أَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ قَالَ قَالَ أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّابَّيْنِ الثَّيَّبِيَنِ يُرْجَمَانِ؟ ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ وَفِينَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَ أَنَا أَشْفِيكُمْ قُلْنَا وَكَيْفَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَأَذْكُرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِذَا ذَكَرَ أَيَّةَ الرَّجْمِ فَأَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَكْتِبْنِي آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَذَكَرَ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَكْتِبْنِي آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ «لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ»

[Machine] Umar ibn Al-Khattab, while sitting on the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said, "Indeed, Allah sent Muhammad ﷺ with the truth and revealed the Book to him. Among what Allah revealed upon him was the verse of stoning, which we recited, understood, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ implemented it, and we implemented it after him. I fear that if time prolongs, some people may say, 'We do not find the punishment of stoning in the Book of Allah,' thus leading astray by neglecting a duty that Allah has revealed. Indeed, the punishment of stoning is an obligation upon anyone who commits adultery when married, whether male or female, when there is clear evidence, or through pregnancy or confession." Ibn Shihab said, "So we see chastity when a woman marries and then the punishment of stoning is imposed upon her if she commits adultery. He said, 'And if he commits adultery and has not touched his wife, he should not be stoned, but he is to be whipped a hundred times if he is free and to be exiled for a year."

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ قَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَيَضِلُّونَ بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوِ الِاعْتِرَافُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَنَرَى الْإِحْصَانَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ ثُمَّ مَسَّهَا عَلَيْهِ الرَّجْمُ إِنْ زَنَى قَالَ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَلَمْ يَمَسَّ امْرَأَتَهُ فَلَا يُرْجَمُ وَلَكِنْ يُجْلَدُ مِائَةً إِذَا كَانَ حُرًّا وَيُغَرَّبُ عَامًا

[Machine] Zaid, we used to read that if the Sheikh and the Sheikha commit adultery, then stone them immediately. Marwan said, "Should we not mention it in the Quran?" He replied, "Don't you see the two young, unmarried individuals being stoned?" Marwan said, "And they mentioned that in front of Umar ibn Al-Khattab." Umar said, "I can cure you of that." We asked, "How?" He said, "I will go to the Prophet, ﷺ , and mention such and such, and when I mention stoning, I will say, 'O Messenger of Allah, write for me the verse of stoning.'" He said, "So I went to him and reminded him, and he mentioned the verse of stoning." He said, "And he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, write for me the verse of stoning.'" He said, "I cannot do that in this and the previous conditions. This indicates that the ruling of the verse of stoning is established, while its recitation has been abrogated. And this is something I do not know about a difference of opinion."

كُنَّا عِنْدَ مَرْوَانَ وَفِينَا زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ زَيْدٌ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ أَفَلَا نَجْعَلُهُ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ؟ قَالَ لَا أَلَا تَرَى الشَّابَّيْنِ الثَّيِّبَيْنِ يُرْجَمَانِ؟ قَالَ وَقَالَ ذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ وَفِينَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَالَ أَنَا أَشْفِيكُمْ مِنْ ذَاكَ قَالَ قُلْنَا كَيْفَ؟ قَالَ آتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَذْكُرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِذَا ذَكَرَ الرَّجْمَ أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَكْتِبْنِي آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ فَأتَيْتُهُ فَذَكَّرْتُهُ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَكْتِبْنِي آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ذَاكَ فِي هَذَا وَمَا قَبْلَهُ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ حُكْمُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَتِلَاوَتُهَا مَنْسُوخَةٌ وَهَذَا مِمَّا لَا أَعْلَمُ فِيهِ خِلَافًا

[Machine] "That a person say, 'We do not find two limits in the Book of Allah, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has stoned and we have stoned. By the One in whose hand is my soul, if people were not to say that Umar has added to the Book of Allah in the case of the Sheikh and Sheikha when they committed adultery, I would have written it.' Shaykh and Sheikha mean an older man and an older woman from the men and women."

إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ لَا نَجِدُ حَدَّيْنِ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ فَقَدْ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ زَادَ عُمَرُ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ لَكَتَبْتُهَا الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ قَرَأْنَاهَا 16921 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْمِهْرَجَانِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا مَالِكٌ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ زَادَ قَالَ مَالِكٌ يُرِيدُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِالشَّيْخِ وَالشَّيْخَةِ الثَّيِّبَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالثَّيِّبَةَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ

some jews came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned to him that a man and a women of their number had committed fornication. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them: What do you find in the Torah about stoning? They replied: We disgrace them and they should be flogged. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said: You lie; it contains (instruction for) stoning. So they brought the Torah and spread it out, and one of them put his hand over the verse of stoning and read what preceded it and what followed it. ‘Abd Allah b. Salam said to him: Lift your hand. When he did so, the verse of stoning was seen to be in it. They then said: He has spoken the truth, Muhammad, the verse of stoning is in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then gave command regarding them, and they were stoned to death. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar said: I saw the man leaning on the woman protecting her from the stones. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4446)

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةً زَنَيَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ مِنْ شَأْنِ الزِّنَا؟ قَالُوا نَفْضَحُهُمْ وَيُجْلَدُونَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ إِنَّ فِيهَا الرَّجْمَ فَأَتَوْا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَنَشَرُوهَا فَجَعَلَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ وَجَعَلَ يَقْرَأُ مَا قَبْلَهَا وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَرَفَعَهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَالُوا صَدَقَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيهَا آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يَحْنِي عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

[Machine] I saw Umar ibn Al-Khattab before he was struck by the days in Medina. He stood with Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yaman and Uthman ibn Hunayf and said, "How have you two managed to bear the burden of the earth that it cannot bear?" They said, "We have carried it by a command that it can bear." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to carry it, it would be weakened." Uthman ibn Hunayf said, "I have carried it by a command that it can bear, without any great favor." Umar then said, "See that you have not carried the burden of the earth that it cannot bear." They said, "No." Umar said, "If Allah grants me safety, I will leave the widows of Iraq without needing any man after me." He said, "Only four things came upon him until he was struck." He said, "And between me and him, there is no one except Abdullah ibn Abbas in the morning." He said, "And he used to stand between the rows. If he saw any disorder among them, he would say, 'Stand still until there is no disorder among them.' Then he would proceed and say the takbir." He said, "And perhaps he would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl or something similar in the first raka'a until the people gathered." He said, "And it was only that he would say the takbir." He said, "I heard him say, 'The dog has killed me or the dog has eaten me,' when he was stabbed. Then he flew out of the wound with a double-edged knife that would not pass by anyone to the right or left except that it would stab him, until he stabbed thirteen men and nine of them died. When he saw that, a Muslim man threw a cloak on him. When the assassin thought that he had taken hold of him, he slit his own throat." He said, "And Umar held the hand of Abdullah ibn Awf and brought him forward." He said, "Who will take care of Umar? He has seen what he has seen." He said, "Regarding the surroundings of the mosque, they did not know anything except that they had lost the voice of Umar while they were saying, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah.' Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf led them in a light prayer. When they finished, Umar said, 'O Ibn Abbas, see who killed me.' He went for a while and then came back and said, 'The slave of Al-Mughirah killed him.' He said, 'Really?' After they all spoke with their tongues and prayed towards their qibla and performed the Hajj according to their rites, he was brought to his house. We then left with him." He said, "And it was as if the people had not been affected by any calamity before that day. Some were saying, 'There is no harm,' while others were saying, 'We fear for him.' So they brought some wine and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought some milk and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. They recognized that he was dead, and he mentioned this incident in his will and in the command to consult each other."

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ لَوْ حَمَّلْتُ عَلَيْهَا أُضْعِفَتْ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ حَمَّلْتُهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَلَّا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ قَالَا لَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ فَإِنْ رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِالسِّكِّينِ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ ا فَقَدَّمَهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ يلِي عُمَرَ ؓ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ ؓ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ؓ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ الصَّنِعُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يجْعَلْ مِيتَتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْنَا أَيْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ وَأَمْرِ الشُّورَى

The Jews brought to the Prophet ﷺ a man and a woman from among them who had committed illegal 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." ʿAbdullah 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. ʿAbdullah 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. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4556)

أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَامْرَأَةٍ زَنَيَا فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ بِمَنْ زَنَى مِنْكُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَضْرِبُهُمَا وَنُحَمِّمُهُمَا بِأَيْدِينَا فَقَالَ مَا تَجِدُونَ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ؟ قَالُوا لَا نَجْدُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ كَذَبْتُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ الرَّجْمُ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فَجَاءُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَوَضَعَ مِدْرَاسُهَا الَّذِي يَدْرُسُهَا كَفَّهُ عَلَى آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ فَطَفِقَ يَقْرَأُ مَا دُونَ يَدِهِ وَمَا وَرَاءَهَا وَلَا يَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ فَضَرَبَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ هِيَ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرُجِمَا قَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ تُوضَعُ الْجَنَائِزُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرَأَيْتُ صَاحِبَهَا يَحْنِي عَلَيْهَا يَقِيهَا الْحِجَارَةَ

[Machine] 'Umar wrote to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, "Verily, judgment is a mandatory duty and a followed Sunnah, so understand when it is presented to you. Speaking the truth without any effect does not benefit you, so avoid showing displeasure to people in your face, gatherings, and judgments, so that neither a noble person desires a disgrace from you, nor a weak person loses hope in your clear justice. Proof is required for one who claims, and an oath is required for one who denies, and reconciliation is permissible between Muslims except for reconciling what is forbidden or forbidding what is permissible. And whoever claims a hidden right or provides evidence, then give him the amount he claims. If he fails to produce evidence, then punish him for the time necessary for him to bring it forth. If he comes with proof, give him his due. If he is unable to produce evidence, then you have the right to pass judgment in his absence and this is the fairest excuse and the most just for the blind. This should not prevent you from executing a judicial decision you made today just because you doubted and were guided by another opinion. Review what is presented to you that is not in the Qur'an or Sunnah, then assess the matter at that point and learn proverbs and analogies. Then turn to Allah in what you see and what resembles it in truth. Beware of anger, anxiety, boredom, annoying people during disputes, and pretending. For God rewards him who executes judgment in the rightful places, and enriches him with it. Whoever intends solely for the sake of God, even if it is against his own self, God will suffice for him in what is between him and people. And whoever pretends to have what is not in his heart, God will disgrace him. Indeed, God, glorified and exalted be He, accepts only what is done sincerely for Him. And what do you think of a reward other than Allah's in his immediate provisions and the treasures of His mercy?"

عُمَرُ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ؓ إِنَّ الْقَضَاءَ فَرِيضَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ وَسُنَّةٌ مُتَّبَعَةٌ فَافْهَمْ إِذَا أُدْلِيَ إِلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْفَعُ تَكَلُّمُ حَقٍّ لَا نَفَاذَ لَهُ وَآسِ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِي وَجْهِكَ وَمَجْلِسِكَ وَقَضَائِكَ حَتَّى لَا يَطْمَعَ شَرِيفٌ فِي حَيْفِكَ وَلَا يَيْأَسَ ضَعِيفٌ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ادَّعَى وَالْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ وَالصُّلْحُ جَائِزٌ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا صُلْحًا أَحَلَّ حَرَامًا أَوْ حَرَّمَ حَلَالًا وَمَنِ ادَّعَى حَقًّا غَائِبًا أَوْ بَيِّنَةً فَاضْرِبْ لَهُ أَمَدًا يَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ جَاءَ بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَعْطَيْتَهُ بِحَقِّهِ فَإِنْ أَعْجَزَهُ ذَلِكَ اسْتَحْلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضِيَّةَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَبْلَغُ فِي الْعُذْرِ وَأَجْلَى لِلْعَمَى وَلَا يَمْنَعْكَ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ الْيَوْمَ فَرَاجَعْتَ فِيهِ لِرَأْيِكَ وَهُدِيتَ فِيهِ لِرُشْدِكَ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَ الْحَقَّ لِأَنَّ الْحَقَّ قَدِيمٌ لَا يُبْطِلُ الْحَقَّ شَيْءٌ وَمُرَاجَعَةُ الْحَقِّ خَيْرٌ مِنَ التَّمَادِي فِي الْبَاطِلِ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ عُدُولٌ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الشَّهَادَةِ إِلَّا مَجْلُودٌ فِي حَدٍّ أَوْ مُجَرَّبٌ عَلَيْهِ شَهَادَةُ الزُّورِ أَوْ ظَنِينٌ فِي وَلَاءٍ أَوْ قَرَابَةٍ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ تَوَلَّى مِنَ الْعِبَادِ السِّرَائِرَ وَسَتَرَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُدُودَ إِلَّا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْأَيْمَانِ ثُمَّ الْفَهْمَ الْفَهْمَ فِيمَا أُدْلِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا لَيْسَ فِي قُرْآنٍ وَلَا سُنَّةٍ ثُمَّ قَايِسِ الْأُمُورَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَاعْرِفِ الْأَمْثَالَ وَالْأَشْبَاهَ ثُمَّ اعْمِدْ إِلَى أَحَبِّهَا إِلَى اللهِ فِيمَا تَرَى وَأَشْبَهِهَا بِالْحَقِّ وَإِيَّاكَ وَالْغَضَبَ وَالْقَلَقَ وَالضَّجَرَ وَالتَّأَذِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ عِنْدَ الْخُصُومَةِ وَالتَّنَكُّرَ فَإِنَّ الْقَضَاءَ فِي مَوَاطِنِ الْحَقِّ يُوجِبُ اللهُ لَهُ الْأَجْرَ وَيُحْسِنُ بِهِ الذُّخْرَ فَمَنْ خَلُصَتْ نِيَّتُهُ فِي الْحَقِّ وَلَوْ كَانَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ كَفَاهُ اللهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَنْ تَزَيَّنَ لَهُمْ بِمَا لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِهِ شَانَهُ اللهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَا يَقْبَلُ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ إِلَّا مَا كَانَ لَهُ خَالِصًا وَمَا ظَنُّكَ بِثَوَابِ غَيْرِ اللهِ فِي عَاجِلِ رِزْقِهِ وَخَزَائِنِ رَحْمَتِهِ؟

[Machine] I was sent by Ibn Ayyash bin Abi Rabia to Umar bin Abdul Aziz for his needs. I entered upon him and there was a scribe with him who was writing. I greeted him and he replied with greetings. Then, I said, "Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful, and the mercy of Allah." He said, "O son of Ziyad, we do not deny the first thing you said." The scribe was reading to him the grievances that came from Basra. Then, he told me to sit, so I sat on a step near the door while he listened to the scribe reading. Umar was sighing heavily. When he finished, he dismissed everyone in the room until only I and him were present. He sat in front of me and placed his hands on my knees. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, have you worn this armor?" I said, "Yes, I have a padded armor made of wool and I have rested from what we were in." Then, he asked me about the righteous men and women of Madinah, and he asked me about the matters he had commanded them in Madinah, and I informed him. Then, he said, "O son of Abi Ziyad, don't you see what has happened to me?" I said, "Rejoice, O Commander of the Faithful, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never." Then, he cried until I also mourned for him. I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, some of your actions are praiseworthy, for I hope good for you." He said, "Never, never. I neither insult nor am I insulted, I neither strike nor am I struck, I neither harm nor am I harmed." He said, and then he cried until I also mourned for him. So, I stayed until he fulfilled my needs, and he wrote to my master asking him to sell me, but he refused and then freed me.

أَرْسَلَنِي ابْنُ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي حَوَائِجَ لَهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ كَاتِبٌ يَكْتُبُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ انْتَهَيْتُ فَقُلْتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ زِيَادٍ إِنَّا لَسْنَا نُنْكِرُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي قُلْتَ وَالْكَاتِبُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ مَظَالِمَ جَاءَتْ مِنَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ لِي اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَعُمَرُ يَتَنَفَّسُ الصَّعْدَاءَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ حَتَّى وَصِيفًا كَانَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ يَمْشِي إِلَيَّ حَتَّى جَلَسَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ اسْتَدْفَأْتَ فِي مِدْرَعَتِكَ هَذِهِ؟ ‍‍ قَالَ وَعَليَّ مِدْرَعَةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ وَاسْتَرَحْتَ مِمَّا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ ثُمَّ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ صُلَحَاءِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ رِجَالِهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ فَمَا تَرَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ وَسَأَلَنِي عَنْ أُمُورٍ كَانَ أَمَرَ بِهَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي زِيَادٍ أَمَا تَرَى مَا وَقَعْتُ فِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَعْضُ مَا تَصْنَعُ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو لَكَ خَيْرًا قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ أَشْتِمُ وَلَا أُشْتَمُ وَأَضْرِبُ وَلَا أُضْرَبُ وَأُوذِي وَلَا أُوذَى قَالَ ثُمَّ بَكَى حَتَّى جَعَلْتُ أَرْثِي لَهُ فَأَقَمْتُ حَتَّى قَضَى حَوَائِجِي وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ مِنْ تَحْتِ فِرَاشِهِ عِشْرِينَ دِينَارًا فَقَالَ: اسْتَعِنْ بِهَذِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ فِي الْفَيْءِ حَقٌّ أَعْطَيْنَاكَ إِنَّمَا عَبْدٌ، فَأَبَيْتُ أَنْ آخُذَهَا فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا هِيَ مِنْ نَفَقَتِي فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُهَا وَكَتَبَ إِلَى مَوْلَايَ يَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَنِي مِنْهُ فَأَبَى وَأَعْتَقَنِي

"عن إسحاق بن بشر القرشى قال: أنبأنا ابن إسحاق وأبو إسحاق قال: جاء رجلٌ إلى عمر بن الخطاب فقال: يا أمير المؤمنين! ما {النَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا} () فقال عمر: مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قال: امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ، مِنْ بَنِى تَمِيمٍ، ثُمَّ أَحدُ بَنِى سَعْدٍ، قال: مِنْ قَوْمٍ جُفاةٍ، أَمَّا إِنَّكَ لَتَحْمِلَنَّ إِلَى عَامِلِكَ مَا يَسُوءُكَ، ولهزهُ ( *) حتى فَرَّتْ قَلَنْسُوَتُهُ، فإِذَا هُوَ وَافِرُ الشَّعَرِ، فقال: أَمَّا إِنِّى لَوْ وَجَدْتُكَ مَحلُوقًا مَا سَأَلْتُ عَنْكَ، ثم كتب إلى أبى موسى: أما بعد: فَإِنَّ الأَصْبَغَ بن عَلِيمٍ التَّمِيمِىَّ تَكَلَّفَ مَا كُفِىَ وَضَيَّعَ مَا وَلِىَ، فَإِذَا جَاءَكَ كِتَابِى هَذَا فَلاَ تُبَايِعُوهُ، وَإِنْ مَرِضَ فَلاَ تَعُودُوهُ، وإِنْ مَاتَ فَلا تَشْهدُوهُ، ثمَّ التْفْتَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الله - ﷻ - خَلَقَكُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِضَعْفِكُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَأَنْزَلَ عليكم كتَابًا وَحَدَّ لَكُمْ فِيه حُدُودًا أَمَرَكُمْ أَن لَّا تَعْتَدُوهَا، وفَرَضَ فَرَائِضَ أَمرَكم أن تتبعوها، وَحَرَّمَ حُرَمًا نَهَاكُمْ أَن تَنْتَهِكُوهَا، وَتَركَ أَشْياءَ لَمْ يَدَعْهَا نِسيَانًا، فَلاَ تَتَكَلَّفُوهَا وِإنَّما تَركها رَحْمَةً لَكُمْ، قال: فَكَان الأصبغُ بنُ عَلِيمٍ يَقُولُ: قد قَدِمتُ الْبَصْرَةَ فَأَقَمْتُ بِهَا

خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ مِنَ الْمَوْت، ثم إن الله أَلْهَمَهُ التَّوْبَةَ وَقَذَفَهَا في قَلْبِهِ، فَأَتْيْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمنْبَرِ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيه، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّى، فَقُلتُ: أَيُّهَا المُعْرِضُ! إِنَّهُ قَدْ قَبِل التَّوبَةَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ منْكَ وَمِنْ عُمَرَ، وإنِّى أَتُوبُ إلى اللهِ - ﷻ - مِمَّا أَسْخَطَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَعَامَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِيَنَ، فَكَتبَ بِذَلِك إِلَى عُمَر، فَقَالَ: صَدقَ، اقْبلَوا مِنْ أَخِيكُمْ".

"عَنْ كَثيرِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنُ الْعَاصِ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِت يَكْتُبَانِ الْمَصَاحِفَ، فَمَرَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الآيَةِ، فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ يَقُولُ: الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارجُمُوهَما الْبَتَّةَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَقلْتُ: اكتُبْنِيها، فَكَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّيْخَ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ جُلِدَ وَرُجِمَ، وَإِذَا لَمْ يُحْصَنْ جُلِدَ، وَأَنَّ الشَّابَّ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ رُجِمَ؟ ! ".

" عن سعيدِ بنِ سفيانَ القَارِى قال: تُوُفِّىَ أخِى وَأَوْصَى بمائة دِينَارٍ في سَبيلِ الله، فدخلتُ على عثمانَ بنِ عفانَ وعنْدَهُ رَجلٌ قاعدٌ وعلىَّ قباءٌ جيبهُ وفروجه مكفوفٌ بحَريرٍ، فلما رآنى ذلك الرجلُ أقبلَ علىَّ يجاذِبُنِى قبائِى ليَخْرِقَهُ، فلما رأى ذلك عثمانُ قالَ: دعِ الرَّجُلَ، فَتَركنِى ثمَّ قالَ: قد عَجِلْتُم، فسألتُ عثمانَ فقُلْتُ: يَا أَميرَ المؤمنين، تُوُفّىَ أَخى وَأَوْصَى بِمائةِ دِينَارٍ فِى سَبِيلِ الله فَمَا تَأمُرُنِى؟ قال: هل سَأَلْتَ أَحَدًا قَبْلي؟ قلتُ: لا، قالَ لئنِ استفتيتَ أحدًا قبلى فأَفْتَاكَ غَيْرَ الَّذِى أفْتَيْتُكَ بِهِ ضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَهُ، إنَّ الله أمَرنا بالإسْلاَمِ فَأسْلَمْنَا كُلُّنَا، فنحن المسلِمُونَ، وَأمَرَنَا بِالْجِهَادِ فَهَاجَرْنَا فَنَحْنُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ أَهْل الْمَدِينَةِ، ثَمَّ أَمَرنَا بِالْجِهَادِ فَجَاهَدتُمْ فَأَنْتُمُ الْمُجَاهِدُونَ أَهْل الشَّامِ، أَنْفِقْهَا عَلى نَفْسِكَ وَعَلى أَهْلِكَ وَعَلى ذِى الحاجة مِمَّنْ حَوْلَكَ، فإنه لو خَرَجْتَ بِدِرْهَمٍ ثُم اشْتَرَيْتَ بِهِ لَحْمًا فأَكلتَه أنتَ وَأَهْلُكَ كُتِبَ لَكَ بِسَبْعمائَة دِرْهَمٍ فَخَرجْتُ مِن عِنْدِهِ فَسَألْتُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِى يجاذبنى، فقيل: هو علىُّ بنُ أبى طالبٍ، فأتيتُه في منزله فقلتُ: ما رأيتَ منِّى؟ فقال: سمعتُ رسولَ الله ﷺ يقولُ: أوشَكَ أن تَسْتَحِلَّ أُمَّتِى فُرُوجَ النِّسَاء وَالْحَرِيرَ، وَهَذَا أَوَّلُ حَرِيرٍ رَأَيْتُهُ على أحدٍ مِنَ المسْلِمينَ، فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَبِعْتُهُ ".

"عَنْ مَعْدانَ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ اليَعْمُرِىِّ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ يَومَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحِمدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ أبَا بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَأيْتُ رَؤْيَا لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِى، رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا - نَقَرَنِى نَقْرَتَيْنِ - أَحْمَر، فَقَصَصْتُها عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ، فَقَالَتْ: يَقْتُلُكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ العَجَمِ، وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَأمُرُونِى أنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ - ﷻ - لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلَافَتَهُ الَّتِى بَعَثَ بِهَا نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَإِنْ يُعَجِّلْ بِى أَمر، فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى فِى هَؤُلَاءِ الستَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَاتَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ، عُثْمَانُ، وَعَلِىٌّ، وَطَلْحَةٌ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ، فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وأَطِيعُوا، وَإِنَى أَعْلمُ أَنَّ أُنَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِى هَذَا الأَمْرِ، أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُم بِيَدِى هَذِه عَلَى الإِسْلَامِ، أُوَلئَكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الكُفَّارُ الضُّلَالُ، وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِى نَبِى اللهِ ﷺ فِى شَىْءٍ مُنْذُ صَحِبْتُهُ أَشَّدَّ مَا أغْلَظَ بِى فِى شَأنِ الكَلَالَة، حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِى صَدْرِى، وَقَالَ: يَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِى نَزَلَتْ فِى آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَإِنَّى إنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَقْضِى فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ، وَمنْ لَا يَقْرَأُ، أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الأَمْصَارِ، إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيَّهِمْ، وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَىَّ مَا عُمِّىَ عَليْهِمِ، ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أَرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ: هَذَا الثَّوم وَالْبَصَل، وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى نَبِىَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُمَا مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأمُرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ مِنَ المَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يُؤْتَى بِه الْبَقيعَ، فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًا، فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْم اْلجُمُعَةِ، وَأُصِيبَ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ".

(عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ) (*): "إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقَّ، وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الكِتَابَ فَكَانَ فيمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ فَقَرَأنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا، وَرَجَمَ رسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ، فَأَخشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ: لَا نَجِدُ آيَةَ الرَّجمِ فِى كِتَابِ اللهِ فَتَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ قَدْ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ، فَالرَّجمُ فِى كِتَابِ الله حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أُحْصِنَ مِنَ الرِّجالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَت الْبَيَّنَةُ أَوْ الْحَبَلُ أو الاعْتِرَافُ، أَلَا وَإِنَّا قَدْ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ: (لَا تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ كُفْرٌ بِكُمْ أَن تَرْغَبُوا عَنْ آبَائِكُم).

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"عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ اشْرَأَبَّ () النِّفَاقُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، وَارْتَدَّتِ الْعَرَبُ، وَأَرْعَدَتِ الْعَجَمُ وَأَبْرَقَتْ، وَتَوَاعَدُوا نَهَاوَنْدَ، وَقَالُوا: قَدْ مَاتَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى كَانَتِ الْعَرَبُ تُنْصَرُ بِهِ، فَجَمَعَ أبُو بَكْرٍ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارَ وَقَالَ: إنَّ هَذِهِ الْعَرَبَ قَدْ مَنَعُوا شَاتَهُمْ وَبَعِيرَهُمْ وَرَجَعُوا عَنْ دِينِهِمْ، وَإنَّ هَذِهِ الْعَجَم قَدْ تَوَاعَدوا نَهَاوَنْدَ لِيَجْمَعُوا لِقَتَالِكُمْ، وَزَعَمُوا أنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِى كُنْتُمْ تُنْصَرُونَ بهِ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَأَشْيرُوا عَلَىَّ، فَمَا أنا إِلا رَجُلٌ منْكُمْ، وَإِنَّى أَثْقَلُكُمْ حِمْلًا لِهَذِهِ الْبَلِيَّةِ، فَأَطرَقُوا طَوِيلا، ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَابِ فَقَالَ: أَرَى وَاللهِ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رسُولِ اللهِ أَنْ تَقْبَلَ مِنَ الْعَرِب الصَّلاةَ وَتَدعَ لَهُمُ الزَّكَاةَ فَإِنَّهُمْ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ لَمْ يَقُدْهُمُ الإِسْلامُ، فَإِمَّا أَنْ يَرُدَهُمُ اللهُ إِلى خَيْرٍ، وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُعِزَّ الله الإِسْلامَ فَتَقْوَى عَلَى قِتَالِهِمْ، فَمَا لِبَقِيَّةِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ والأَنْصَارِ يَدَانِ بِالْعَرَبِ والْعَجَمِ قَاطِبَةً، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلكَ، وَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ مثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَتَابَعَهُمُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إلَى الأَنْصَارِ فَتَابَعُوهُمْ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَإِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ وَالْحَقُّ ( ) قلٌّ شَرِيدٌ، وَالاسْلامُ غرِيبٌ طَرِيدٌ قَدْ رَثَّ حَبْلُهُ، وَقَلَّ أَهْلُهُ، فَجَمَعَهُمُ اللهُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَجَعَلَهُمُ الأُمَّةَ الْبَاقِيَةَ الْوسْطَى، وَاللهِ لا أَبْرحُ أَقُومُ بِأَمْرِ اللهِ وَأُجَاهِدُ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ حَتَّى يُنجِزَ اللهُ لَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَيَفِىَ لَنَا بِعَهْدِهِ، فَيُقْتَلُ

مَنْ قُتِلَ مِنَّا شَهِيدًا في الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَبْقَى مَنْ بَقِىَ مِنَّا خَلِيفَةَ اللهِ فِى أَرْضِهِ، وَوَارِثَ عِبَادَةِ الْحَقِّ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ لَنَا وَلَيْسَ لِقَوْلِهِ خُلْف: {وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ} , وَاللهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِى عِقَالًا مِمَّا كَانُوا يُعْطُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أقْبلَ مَعَهُمُ الشَّجَرُ وَالْمَدَرُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ لَجَاهَدْتُهُمْ حَتَّى تَلحَقَ رُوحِى بِاللهِ، إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَ الصَّلاة وَالزَّكَاةِ ثُمَّ جَمَعَهُمَا فَكبَّرَ عُمَرُ وَقَالَ: عَلِمْتُ واللهِ () حِينَ عَزَمَ اللهُ لأَبِى بِكْرِ عَلَى قِتَالِهِمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ".

"عَنْ زيد بن ثابت قال: قَدْ كُنَّا نَقْرأُ (الشَّيْخُ والشَّيْخَةُ فَارجُمُوهُمَا البَتَّة) فقال له مروانُ: يا زيدُ أَفَلَا تكْتُبُها؟ قال: ذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ وَفينا عُمَرُ، فقال: أُسْعِفُكُمْ؟ قُلْنَا: وَكَيْفَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: آتِى النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَأَذْكُرُ ذاكَ، فَأَتَاهُ فَذَكَرَ آيَةَ الرَّجْمِ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله اكتُبْنِى آيةَ الرَّجْمِ، فَأَبَى وقال: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ الآنَ".

"عَنْ سعيدِ بن المسيِّب أن عمر خطب فقال: إيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْمِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ: لَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِى كِتَابِ الله، فَقَدْ رَجَمَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ، وَإِنِّى وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ: أَحْدَثَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ فِى كِتَابِ الله لَكَتَبْتُهَا، وَلَقَدْ قَرَأنَاهَا: الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ فَارْجُمُوهُمَا البَتَّةَ".

"عَنِ البَاهِلىِّ أَنَّ عُمَر بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ في النَّاسِ خَطِيبًا مدخله الشام بالجابيةِ، فَقَالَ: تَعلَّموا القُرآنَ واعْمَلُوا بهِ تكُونُوا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، فَإنَّه لَم يَبْلُغْ مَنزِلَةُ ذِى حَقٍّ أَنْ يُطَاعَ فِى مَعْصِيةِ الله، واعْلَمُوا أَنَّه لا يُقَرِّبُ مِنْ أجَلٍ وَلا يُبْعِدُ مِنْ رِزْقٍ قَولٌ بِحَقٍّ وَتَذْكِير عَظِيمٍ، واعْلَمُوا أَنَّ بَيْنَ العَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ رِزْقِه حِجَابًا فإن صَبَر أتَاهُ رزْقُهُ، وَإِنِ اقْتَحمَ هَتَكَ الحجَابَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْ فَوْقَ رزْقِهِ، فَأَدِّبُوا الخَيْلَ وَانَتَضِلُوا وانتعلوا وَتَسَوّكُوا وتَمَعْدَدُوا، وإيَّاكُم وَأَخَلَاقَ العَجَمِ وَمَجَاوَرَةَ الجَبَّارِينَ، وَأَنْ يُرْفع بَيْن ظَهرَانيكُم صَلِيبٌ، وأَنْ تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ يُشْرَبُ عَلَيْهَا الخَمْر، وَتَدْخُلُوا الحَمَّامَ بِغَيْر إِزَارٍ، وَتَدَعُوا نِسَاءَكمْ يَدْخُلْنَ الحَمَّاماتِ فإنَّ ذَلِكَ لا يَحِلُّ، وإيَّاكُم أَنْ تَكْسِبوا من عَقْد الأعَاجِم بَعْدَ نُزُولِكُم في بِلادِهِم

مَا يَحْبِسُكُم فِي أَرْضِهم فإنَّكُم تُوشِكُون أَنْ تَرْجِعُوا إِلَى بِلادِكُم، وإيَّاكُم وَالصَّغَارَ (*) أن يَجْعلُوه في رِقَابِكم، وَعَليْكم بأمْوالِ العَرِب المَاشِية يقولون بها حيثُ نَزَلْتُم، واعْلَمُوا أنَّ الأشْرِبَةَ تُصْنَعُ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: مِنَ الزَّبِيبِ، والعَسَلِ، والتَّمْرِ، فَما عَتُق منه فهو خَمْرٌ لا يَحلُّ، واعلموا أن اللهَ لا يُزَكى ثلاثةَ نَفَرٍ ولَا يَنْظرُ إليهم ولا يُقَرِّبهم يومَ القيامةِ ولهم عذابٌ أليم: رجلٌ أعطى إمامه صَفْقَةً يريدُ بها الدُّنيا، فإنْ أصابها وفَّى له، وإن لم يُصِبْهَا لم يُوف له، ورجل خرجَ بسلعتهِ بعد العصرِ، فحلف باللهِ لقد أُعطيت بها كذا وكذا فَاشتُرِيَتْ لِقوله، وسبابُ المسلمِ فسوقٌ وقتالهُ كفرٌ، ولا يحل لك أن تهجرَ أخاكَ فوق ثلاثةِ أَيَّام، ومن أتى ساحرًا أو كاهنًا أو عرَّافًا فصدَّقه بما يقول فقد كفَر بما أُنْزِل على محمدٍ ﷺ ".

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"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَمَرَ عُمَر بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى: إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ جَامِعَةٌ، ثُمَّ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحِمدَ الله وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تُخْدَعُنَّ عَن آيةِ الرَّجْمِ فَإِنَّها أُنْزِلَتْ فِى كِتَابِ الله وَقَرَأنَاهَا، وَلَكِنَّهَا ذَهَبَتْ فِى قُرْآنٍ كَثِيرٍ ذَهَبَ مَعَ مُحَمَّدٍ، وآيَةُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ قَدْ رَجَمَ، وأن أبا بكر قد رجم، ورجمت بعدهما، وَأَنَّهُ سَيَجِئُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ هَذِه الأُمَّةِ يُكَذِّبونَ بِالرَّجْمِ، وَيُكَذِّبُونَ بِطُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا، وَيُكَذِّبُونَ بالشَّفَاعَة، وَيُكَذِّبُونَ بِالْحوْضِ، ويُكَذِّبُونَ بالدَّجَّالِ، وَيُكَذِّبُونَ بِعذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَيُكَذِّبُونَ بِقَوْمٍ يَخْرُجُونَ مِن النَّارِ بَعْدَ مَا دَخلُوهَا".

"عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِرسُولِ الله ﷺ لَمَّا نزلت آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ: أَكْتُبُهَا يَا رَسُولَ الله؟ قَالَ: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ ذَلِكَ".

"عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ أَنَّ عُمَرَ لَمَّا أفَاضَ مِنْ مِنًى أَنَاخَ بِالأَبْطَح، فَكَوَّمَ كَوْمَةً مِنْ بَطْحَاءَ فَطَرَحَ عَلَيهَا طَرَفَ ثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَلقَى عَلَيْهَا، وَرَفَعَ يَديْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّى، وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتِى، وَانْتَشَرَتْ رَعيَّتِى، فَاقْبِضْنِى إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مُضَيِّع وَلَا مَفَرِّطٍ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ: أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فُرضتْ لَكُمُ الْفَرَائِضُ، وَسُنَّتْ لَكُمُ السُّنَنُ، وَتُرِكْتُمْ عَلَى الْوَاضحَةِ ثُمَّ صَفَّقَ بِيَمينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَضلُّوا بِالنَّاسِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا، ثُمَّ إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ تَهْلِكُوا عَنْ آيَةِ الرَّجْم، وَأَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ: لَا نُحَدُّ حَدَّيْنِ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّه فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّه ﷺ رَجَمَ وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ، فَوَاللَّه لَولَا أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ أحْدَثَ عُمَرُ فِى كتَابِ اللَّه لَكَتَبْتُهَا فِى الْمُصْحَفِ، فَقَدْ قَرَأنَاهَا الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا (الْبَتَّةَ) قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: فَمَا انْسَلَخَ ذُو الْحَجَّةِ حَتَّى طُعِنَ".

"عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ يَوْمَ طُعِنَ، فَمَا مَنَعِنى أَنْ أَكُوُنَ فِى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ إِلَّا هَيْبَتُهُ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مَهِيبًا، فَكُنْتُ فِى الصَّفِّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ، وَكَانَ

عُمَرُ لَا يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَسْتَقْبِلَ الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَإِنْ رَأَى رَجُلًا مُتَقَدِّمًا مِنَ الصَّفَ أَوْ مُتَأَخِّرًا ضَرَبَهُ بِالدِّرَّةِ، فَذَلِكَ الَّذى مَنَعَنِى مِنْهُ، وَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُ أَبو لَؤْلُؤَةَ فَطَعَنَهُ ثَلَاثَ طَعَنَاتٍ، فَسَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ -هَكَذَا بِيَدهِ قَدْ بَسَطَهَا-: دُوَنكُم الْكَلْبَ قَدْ قَتَلَنِى وَمَاجَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِى بَعْضٍ فَصَلَّى بنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ بِأَقْصَرِ سُورَتَيْنِ (في الْقُرْآنِ) {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّه}، وَ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ}، وَاحْتُمِلَ عُمَرُ فَدَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ اخْرُجْ فَنَادِ فِى النَّاسِ؛ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ: (إِنَّ) أَميرَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ يَقُولُ: أعَنْ مَلأٍ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا: مَعَاذَ اللَّه مَا عَلِمْنَا وَلَا أطَّلَعْنا، فَقَالَ: ادْعوا لِى طَبِيبًا، فَدُعِى لَهُ الطَّبِيبُ فَقَالَ: أىُّ شَرَاب أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ (قَالَ) نَبِيذٌ، فَسُقى نَبِيذًا فَخَرَجَ (مِنْ بَعْضِ طَعَنَاتِهِ)، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: هَذَا صَدِيدٌ، اسْقُوهُ لَبنًا، فَسُقِى لَبنًا فَخَرَجَ، فَقَالَ الطَّبيبُ: (مَا أُرَاكَ تُمْسِى) فَمَا كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَافْعَلْ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عُمَرَ إِيتنِى بِالْكَتِفَ الّتِى كَتَبْتُ فِيهَا شَأنَ الْجَدِّ بِالأَمْسِ، فَلَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّه أَنْ يُمْضِى مَا فِيهِ أَمْضَاهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: (أَنَا) أكْفِيكَ مَحْوهَا فَقَالَ: لَا، وَاللَّه لَا يَمْحُوهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرِى، فَمَحَاهَا عُمَرُ بيَدِهِ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا فَرِيضَةُ الْجَدِّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ادْعُو لِى عَلِيًا وَعُثْمَانَ وَطَلحَةَ وَالزُّبيْرَ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحَمِن بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدًا، فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عنْده قَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنْ وَلَّوْهَا الأَجْلَحَ سلَكَ بهِمُ الطَّرِيقَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنيِنَ؟ قَالَ: أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَتَحَمَّلَهَا حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا".