Hadith 30221

Chapter 151

باب 151

(151) بَابُ مَنْ سَمِعَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ فَأَفْشَاهَا

(151) Chapter: Someone who hears about an indecency and then spreads it about
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى النَّكَالَ عَلَى مَنْ أَشَاعَ الزِّنَا، يَقُولُ: أَشَاعَ الْفَاحِشَةَ.


'Ata thought that an exemplary punishment should be carried outon anyone who makes adultery known. He said, "He has made indecency known."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 326

In-book reference: Book 15, Hadith 18

English translation: Book 15, Hadith 326