Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1424a
What Has Been Related About Averting Legal Punishments
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
ادْرَءُوا الْحُدُودَ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُ فَإِنَّ الإِمَامَ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ فِي الْعَفْوِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ فِي الْعُقُوبَةِ
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Chain of narrators
- ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. al-Aswad Abū ʿAmr al-Baṣrī
- Muḥammad b. Rabīʿah
- Yazīd b. Ziyād al-Dimashqī
- al-Zuhrī
- ʿUrwah
- ʿĀʾishah
- Rasūl Allāh ﷺ
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: "Avert the legal penalties from the Muslims as much as possible, if he has a way out then leave him to his way, for if the Imam makes a mistake in forgiving it would be better than making mistake in punishment."
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| Zubair Ali Zai | Weak | hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 3570وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «ادرؤا الْحُدُودَ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُ فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ أَنْ يُخْطِئَ فِي الْعَفْوِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ ي