Hadith 18

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Book 15: Cursing

Chapter 151

Someone who hears about an indecency and then spreads it about

بَابُ مَنْ سَمِعَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَأَفْشَاهَا

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 326
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى النَّكَالَ عَلَى مَنْ أَشَاعَ الزِّنَا، يَقُولُ‏:‏ أَشَاعَ الْفَاحِشَةَ‏.‏
'Ata thought that an exemplary punishment should be carried out on anyone who makes adultery known. He said, "He has made indecency known."