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He, (PBUH )commanded people to act kindly with the one who sinned and repented
Imraan ibn Husayn (a Companion) narrated:
‘ “A woman from the tribe of Juhaynah came to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and she had become pregnant because of adultery. She said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have done something for which (prescribed punishment) must be imposed upon me, so impose that.’ The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, called her guardian and said: “Treat her kindly, and when she delivers bring her to me.” Her guardian did accordingly. Then the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, commanded peo- ple to apply the punishment of stoning, and she was stoned to death. He, sallal- laahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, then prayed the funeral prayer over her (dead body). Thereupon ‘Umar said to him, ‘O Messenger of Allah, do you offer the funeral prayer for her, whereas she had committed adultery?’ Thereupon he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “She has made such repentance that if it were to be divided among seventy men of Madinah, it would be enough. Have you found any repentance better than this, that she sacrificed her life for Allah, The Majestic?”1
An-Nawawi (a scholar) said: “The words he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said to her guardian: “Treat her kindly, and when she delivers bring her to me were said for two reasons:
One: He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said this so that her relatives would not harm her due to the shame she brought upon them by the sin she committed, and thus he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, told him this as a way of warning them from harming her.
In Islam, there is no place for unjustifiable killing. Even in case of capital punishment, only the head of the Muslim state can apply the law through judicial procedures. No one has the authority to execute the law other than the officers who are in charge. The so-called “honor” crimes are unjust and inhumane cultural traditions, the perpetrators of which deserve punishment under Islamic law.
Islam holds every soul in high esteem and does not allow any transgression upon it. It does not allow people to take the law in their own hands and adminis-n ter justice, because doing so will be leading to chaos and lawlessness.
Two: He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, pitied her and showed mercy since she repented. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, instructed her guardian to be kind because people usually resent those who commit such sins and speak to them rudely and aggressively, and thus he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, wanted to prevent this from happening to her.”2
Aa’ishah narrated
‘ in the story of the woman from the tribe of Makhzoom who was charged for stealing, she said: “The woman from the Makhzoom tribe repented sincerely and then got married. She used to come and visit me after that, and I would convey her requests to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.”3 In another narration, she said: “The woman from the Makhzoom tribe asked the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah, would my repentance be accepted?’ he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Today, you are as free from sin as the day your mother gave birth to you.””4
المراجع
- Reported by Muslim (1696).
- The explanation of An-Nawawi on the book of Muslim (205/11).
- Reported by Al-Bukhaari (4304) and Muslim (1688).
- Reported by Ahmad (6619) on the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr.
