Hadith 382

Chapter 7

باب 7

(7) باب التَّرْغِيبِ فِي إِقَامَةِ الْحَدِّ

(7) Chapter: Encouragement to carry out Hadd Punishments (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ بِأَرْضٍ خَيْرٌ لأَهْلِهَا مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً .

It was narrated that Abu Zurah said:
"Abu Hurairah said: 'Carrying out a Hadd punishment in a land is better for its people than if it were to rain for forty nights." (Daif) (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4905 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 46, Hadith 36 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4909 (ES)