Riyad as-Salihin, 242
Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When a slave-girl commits fornication and this fact of fornication has become evident, she must be given the penalty of (fifty) lashes without hurling reproaches at her; if she does it again, she must be given the penalty but she should not be rebuked. If she does it for the third time, he should sell her, even for a rope woven from hair (i.e., something worthless)". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعنه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
إذا زنت الأمة فتبين زناها فليجلدها الحد، ولا يثرب عليها، ثم إن زنت الثانية فليجلدها الحد ولا يثرب عليها، ثم إن زنت الثالثة فليبعها ولو بحبل من شعر
((متفق عليه)) . (15)
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 242
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The Hadd (prescribed punishment for Zina) of the female slave is half that of a free woman.<br>
2) Reproaching a female slave for committing Zina is forbidden so that she would not take that sin lightly due to excessive reproach.<br>
3) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) guided us to the correct manner of implementing punishment for sins. This shows that, by criticizing excessive reproach and reprimand, the prophetic guidance was ahead of modern pedagogical approaches.