Mandatory and discretionary punishments

عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي رَهْطٍ، فَقَالَ: «أُبَايِعُكُمْ عَلَى أَنْ لا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، وَلا تَسْرِقُوا، وَلا تَزْنُوا، وَلا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ، وَلا تَأْتُوا بِبُهْتَانٍ تَفْتَرُونَهُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَرْجُلِكُمْ، وَلا تَعْصُونِي فِي مَعْرُوفٍ، فَمَنْ وَفَى مِنْكُمْ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَأُخِذَ بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا، فَهُوَ كَفَّارَةٌ لَهُ وَطَهُورٌ، وَمَنْ سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ فَذَلِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ؛ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ غَفَرَ لَهُ».

تحميل الملف الصوتي

‘Ubādah ibn al-Ṣāmit narrated saying:

1. I gave my pledge to God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) together with a group of people. He said to us:

I accept your pledge that you shall not associate any partner with God, steal, commit adultery, kill your own children, lie about a child’s parenthood, nor disobey me in anything reasonable.

2. Whoever of you fulfils his pledge shall have his reward granted by God, and whoever commits any violation and is punished for it in this life, [his punishment] will be a redemption and cleansing for him. Whoever is kept under God’s cover, his case is left to God: He may punish him for it or forgive him as He wills.

Ubādah ibn al-Ṣāmit

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Abu al-Walīd ‘Ubādah ibn al-Ṣāmit ibn Qays of the Anṣār was one of the distinguished figures among the Prophet’s companions who took part in the Battle of Badr. He was one of the seventy Anṣārī companions of the Prophet who gave him their pledges of support at Aqabah, and was selected as one of the twelve representatives. He took part in the Battles of Badr, Uḥud and all other military expeditions with God’s Messenger. He was a tall, handsome man. ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb sent him to Syria as a judge and teacher, and he resided at Homs, then moved to Palestine and resided in Jerusalem. He died at Ramlah and was buried in Jerusalem in the Year 34 AH 651 CE, at the age of 72.