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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

1778 – On the authority of Abū Hurayrah, from the Prophet ﷺ: “When a slave absconds, none of his prayers will be accepted.” Reported by Muslim. In another narration: “He has disbelieved.”

350 – Chapter: The prohibition of interceding with respect to the prescribed punishments

Allah the Exalted says: “The adulteress and the adulterer—flog each of them a hundred lashes, and let no compassion for them deter you from applying the law of Allah, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day.” (Surah al-Nūr, 2)

1779 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that Quraysh were greatly concerned about the case of a woman from the Makhzūm clan who had stolen. They asked, “Who will speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on her behalf?” They said, “No one would dare except Usāmah ibn Zayd, the beloved (1) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” So Usāmah spoke to him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Are you interceding regarding one of the limits set by Allah the Exalted?” He then rose, delivered a sermon, and said, “What destroyed those before you was that when a person of status among them stole, they left him alone, but when a weak one stole, they enforced the punishment upon him. By Allah, were Fāṭimah the daughter of Muhammad ﷺ to steal, I would cut off her hand.” Agreed upon.

In another wording: “The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed color and he said, ‘Are you interceding concerning one of the limits set by Allah?!’ Usāmah replied [to him], ‘Seek forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah.’ The Prophet ﷺ then ordered that the woman be brought forth, and her hand was cut off.” (2)

(1) Read with a short “i” on the ha and a doubled b; it means “his beloved,” referring to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace). The verb ikhtataba means “he delivered the khutbah (sermon),” as worded in al-Bukhari’s narration. (2) In other words, he changed color out of anger.

١٧٧٨ - وعنه عن النبي ﷺ : « إِذَا أَبَقَ الْعَبْدُ ، لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهُ صَلَاةٌ » رواه مسلم . وفي رواية : « فَقَدْ كَفَرَ » . ٣٥٠ - باب تحريم الشفاعة في الحدود قال الله تعالى : ﴿ الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِي فَاجْلِدُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِائَةَ جَلْدَةٍ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ﴾ [ سورة النور الآية : ٢ ] . ١٧٧٩ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، أن قريشاً أهمهم شأن المرأة المخزومية التي سرقت فقالوا : مَنْ يُكَلِّمُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ فقالوا : وَمَنْ يَجْتَرِي عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حِبُّ (١) رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ . فَكَلَّمَهُ أُسَامَةُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ؟ » ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاخْتَطَبَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : « إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ الَّذِينَ قَبْلَكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الشَّرِيفُ تَرَكُوهُ ، وَإِذَا سَرَقَ فِيهِمُ الضَّعِيفُ ، أَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ سَرَقَتْ لَقَطَعْتُ يَدَهَا » متفق عليه . وفي رواية : فَتَلَوَّنَ (٢) وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : « أَتَشْفَعُ فِي حَدٍّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ ؟! » فَقَالَ [ له ] أُسَامَةُ : أَسْتَغْفِرُ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِتِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقُطِعَتْ يَدُهَا .

(١) بكسر الحاء وتشديد الموحدة ، أي : محبوبه ﷺ ، واختطب ، أي : خطب كما في رواية البخاري . (٢) أي : تغير غيظاً .