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{{Quote|The missing Verse of Rajm|'The fornicators among the married men (ash-shaikh) and married women (ash-shaikhah), stone them as an exemplary punishment from Allah, and Allah is Mighty and Wise.'<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an, p.524</ref>}} | {{Quote|The missing Verse of Rajm|'The fornicators among the married men (ash-shaikh) and married women (ash-shaikhah), stone them as an exemplary punishment from Allah, and Allah is Mighty and Wise.'<ref>As-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fii Ulum al-Qur'an, p.524</ref>}} | ||
The above verse, along with verses regarding adult suckling, were written on a piece of paper and were lost when a goat ate them.<ref>References: Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal. vol. 6. page 269; Sunan Ibn Majah, page 626; Ibn Qutbah, Tawil Mukhtalafi 'l-Hadith (Cairo: Maktaba al-Kulliyat al-Azhariyya. 1966) page 310; As-Suyuti, ad-Durru 'l-Manthur, vol. 2. page 13</ref> Even Umar had concerns that in the future some Muslims may try to deny that | The above verse, along with verses regarding adult suckling, were written on a piece of paper and were lost when a goat ate them.<ref>References: Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal. vol. 6. page 269; Sunan Ibn Majah, page 626; Ibn Qutbah, Tawil Mukhtalafi 'l-Hadith (Cairo: Maktaba al-Kulliyat al-Azhariyya. 1966) page 310; As-Suyuti, ad-Durru 'l-Manthur, vol. 2. page 13</ref> Even Umar had concerns that in the future some Muslims may try to deny that rajm is Islamic.<ref>"...'Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed..." - {{Bukhari|8|82|816}}</ref> As it stands, the Qur'an itself does not explicitly mention the act, but Islam is not simply the [[Qur'an Only Islam - Why it is Not Possible|Qur'an alone]]. In any case, scholars have still managed to find justification for it from within its pages. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|11|82}}, See also: {{Quran|7|84}}, {{Quran|26|173}}, and {{Quran|27|58}}|So when Our decree came to pass, We turned them upside down and rained down upon them stones, of what had been decreed, one after another.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|11|82}}, See also: {{Quran|7|84}}, {{Quran|26|173}}, and {{Quran|27|58}}|So when Our decree came to pass, We turned them upside down and rained down upon them stones, of what had been decreed, one after another.}} | ||
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===Sunnah of Muhammad=== | ===Sunnah of Muhammad=== | ||
There are many [[ | There are many [[sahih]] (authentic) hadith which speak of Prophet [[Muhammad]] ordering people to be stoned to death. Therefore it is part of Muhammad's [[sunnah]] and cannot be ignored by Muslims. | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|82|803}}|Narrated Ash-Sha'bi: from 'Ali when the latter stoned a lady to death on a Friday. ''''Ali said, "I have stoned her according to the tradition of Allah's Apostle."'''}} | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|82|803}}|Narrated Ash-Sha'bi: from 'Ali when the latter stoned a lady to death on a Friday. ''''Ali said, "I have stoned her according to the tradition of Allah's Apostle."'''}} | ||
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===The Stoning of the Jews=== | ===The Stoning of the Jews=== | ||
The hadiths testify that the Jews of Muhammad's time had ceased to employ such | The hadiths testify that the Jews of Muhammad's time had ceased to employ such violent forms of punishment, and that it was he who insisted on the reinstatement of stoning. | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|82|809}}, See also: {{Bukhari|6|60|79}}, and {{Bukhari|4|56|829}}|Narrated Ibn 'Umar: A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Apostle on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet asked them. "What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book (Torah)?" They replied, "'''Our priests have innovated the punishment of blackening the faces with charcoal and Tajbiya'''." 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "O Allah's Apostle, tell them to bring the Torah." The Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the Divine Verse of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what preceded and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew, "Lift up your hand." Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So '''Allah's Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death, and so they were stoned.''' Ibn 'Umar added: So both of them were stoned at the Balat and I saw the Jew sheltering the Jewess. }} | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|82|809}}, See also: {{Bukhari|6|60|79}}, and {{Bukhari|4|56|829}}|Narrated Ibn 'Umar: A Jew and a Jewess were brought to Allah's Apostle on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet asked them. "What is the legal punishment (for this sin) in your Book (Torah)?" They replied, "'''Our priests have innovated the punishment of blackening the faces with charcoal and Tajbiya'''." 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "O Allah's Apostle, tell them to bring the Torah." The Torah was brought, and then one of the Jews put his hand over the Divine Verse of the Rajam (stoning to death) and started reading what preceded and what followed it. On that, Ibn Salam said to the Jew, "Lift up your hand." Behold! The Divine Verse of the Rajam was under his hand. So '''Allah's Apostle ordered that the two (sinners) be stoned to death, and so they were stoned.''' Ibn 'Umar added: So both of them were stoned at the Balat and I saw the Jew sheltering the Jewess. }} | ||