Muwatta Malik 1517 — Hudud

موطأ مالك — حديث 1517

In Muwatta Malik; sending a letter or message to a party.

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«… أَحَدُهُمَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ عُمَرُ إِنْ عَفَا فَأَجِزْ عَفْوَهُ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَإِنِ افْتُرِيَ عَلَى أَبَوَيْهِ وَقَدْ هَلَكَا أَوْ أَحَدُهُمَا فَخُذْ لَهُ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُرِيدَ سِتْرًا ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ وَذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّجُلُ الْمُفْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ يَخَافُ إِنْ كُشِفَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ عَلَى مَا وَصَفْتُ فَعَفَا …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz· Correspondence (al-mukatabat)

People and things also explored

Sahih al-Bukhari 2664 — Witnesses· Sahih Muslim 4837 — The Book on Government· Muwatta Malik 1407 — Judgements· Muwatta Malik 1527 — Hudud· Muwatta Malik 1532 — Hudud· Muwatta Malik 580 — Zakat· Muwatta Malik 613 — Zakat· Muwatta Malik 969 — Jihad

Sources

  • Muwatta of Imam Malik
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Sahih al-Bukhari 2664 — Witnesses

In Sahih al-Bukhari; sending a letter or message to a party.