Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 2545

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ ادْفَعُوا الْحُدُودَ مَا وَجَدْتُمْ لَهُ مَدْفَعًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

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'Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah narrated to us; Waki' narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn al-Fadl, from Sa'id ibn Abi Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Avert the prescribed punishments whenever you find a way to avert them.