Hadith 105

Sahih Bukhari

Book 34: Sales and Trade

Chapter 66

The selling of an adulterer slave

باب بَيْعِ الْعَبْدِ الزَّانِي‏

And Shuraih said, "The buyer can return him to the owner if he wishes because of illegal sexual intercourse."
وَقَالَ شُرَيْحٌ إِنْ شَاءَ رَدَّ مِنَ الزِّنَا.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2153, 2154
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ عَنِ الأَمَةِ إِذَا زَنَتْ وَلَمْ تُحْصِنْ قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ لاَ أَدْرِي بَعْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ، أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ‏.‏
"‏ إِنْ زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا، ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتْ فَاجْلِدُوهَا، ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتْ فَبِيعُوهَا وَلَوْ بِضَفِيرٍ ‏"
Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about the slave-girl, if she was a virgin and committed illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If she committed illegal sexual intercourse, lash her, and if she did it a second time, then lash her again, and if she repeated the third time, then sell her even for a hair rope." Ibn Shihab said, "I don't know whether to sell her after the third or fourth offense."

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1

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زيد بن خالد الجهني

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companion
2

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4,186 narrations

follower
3

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352 narrations

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4

al-Zuhri ‎,

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5

Imam Maalik

مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر

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3rd Generation
6

Isma'il bin 'Abdullah bin 'Abdullah

إسماعيل بن عبد الله بن عبد الله بن أويس

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