Hadith No: 1

Narrated `Aisha:

...`Urwa also added, "None was mentioned as members of the slanderous group besides (`Abdullah) except Hassan bin Thabit and Mistah bin Uthatha and Hamna bint Jahsh along with others about whom I have no knowledge, but they were a group as Allah said. It is said that the one who carried most of the slander was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul."

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Reference: Saheeh al-Bukhari Book 64 Tradition No. 185

Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Lady Aisha (r)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (194 > 198)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
25095 - Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, who said: Ma'mar narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, Alqamah ibn Waqas, and Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utbah ibn Mas'ud informed me about the hadith of Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) .... And Urwah also said that none from the people of falsehood (Ifk) were named except Hassan ibn Thabit, and Mistah ibn Uthathah, and Hamnah bint Jahsh, along with a few other people of whom I have no knowledge, except that they were a group, as Allah, the Exalted, said, and it was a significant matter. It was said to be happening in the presence of Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 3

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

 

When my vindication came down, the Prophet (S) mounted the pulpit and mentioned that, and recited the Qur'an. Then when he came down from the pulpit he ordered regarding the two men and the woman, and they were given the prescribed punishment.

He (the Prophet) commanded regarding the two men and the woman who spoke obscenity were Hassan ibn Thabit and Mistah ibn Uthathah. An-Nufayl said: It is said that the woman was Hammah daughter of Jahsh.

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawood Book 40 Tradition No. 124, 125

Hadith No: 4
Al-Shawkani - Nail al-Awtar Sharh Muntaha al-Akhbar - Book of Li'an - Chapter on the Punishment for False Accusation (Qadhf)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (337) - Footnote Number: (1)
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- .... And from al-Zuhri: up to His statement, the Exalted: {And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful (Surah An-Nur 24:22)} His comment: He commanded regarding two men and one woman. The two men were Hassan ibn Thabit and Misdar, and the woman was Hamnah bint Jahsh.

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Reference: Nayl al-Awtaar Sharh Muntaqa al-Akhbaar Book 6

Hadith No: 5
Ibn Hazm - al-Mahalli bil-Athar - Book of Hudud - Issue on Whether Hudud Are Lifted by Repentance or Not
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (22)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And also, after the revelation of this verse, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) flogged Musatht ibn Uthathah and Hassaan ibn Thaabit, and Hammah bint Jash.

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Reference: Al-Mahalli bi al-Aathaar Book 12

Hadith No: 6
Al-Taḥāwī - Sharḥ Mushkil al-Athār
Chapter on Clarifying the Difficulties of What Was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) That Resolves Disputes Among Differing Scholars...
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (409)
2963 - As Ibrahim ibn Abi Dawud had told us, saying: ʿIyyāsh ibn al-Walīd al-Ruqām narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Aʿla ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿla al-Sāmī, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, who said: ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Bakr narrated to me, from ʿUmrah, the daughter of Abdur-Rahman, from ʿAʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: When the Qur'an was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), he went out and sat on the minbar, reciting to the people what Allah had revealed: {Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it is bad for you; rather, it is good for you} (Surah an-Nūr 24:11) up to His statement: {a great punishment} (Surah an-Nūr 24:11). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) descended and ordered that two men and a woman be punished with their prescribed limit of eighty lashes each, and they were those who had taken part in the greater part of this matter and had spoken of the enormity: Ḥassan, and Musṭaḥ, and Ḥamnah. Abu Jaʿfar said: And also among those who adhered to this view, in addition to what we have mentioned, was ʿUrwah ibn al-Zubayr, a scholar.

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 7

Hadith No: 7
Al-Bayhaqi - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Hudud
Chapter on the Compilation of Chapters on False Accusation - Chapter on What was Narrated Regarding the Punishment for Accusing Chaste Women
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (436)
17131 - Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qadi both said: Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Yaqub narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Jabbar narrated to us, saying: Yunus ibn Bakir narrated to us from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amr ibn Hazm narrated to me from Umrah bint Abd al-Rahman ibn As'ad ibn Zararah from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) recited the story that was revealed regarding my involuntary absence to the people, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) then descended and commanded that two men and a woman from among those who had committed immorality concerning Aisha be punished with the prescribed penalty. He said that they were: Abdullah ibn Ubayy, and Mistah ibn Uthatha, and Hassan ibn Thabit, and Hammnah bint Jujash, the sister of Zainab bint Jujash, accused her of wrongdoing with Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal al-Sulami. Muhammad ibn Abi Uddai narrated it in the same way from Muhammad ibn Ishaq.
17132 - Abu Ali al-Rudhbari narrated to us that Abu Bakr ibn Dasah informed us, saying: Abu Dawud narrated to us, saying: al-Nufayli narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Salamah narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Ishaq with this hadith, mentioning Aisha, and he said: So he commanded that two men and a woman from among those who spoke of immorality be punished, and their punishment was carried out: Hassan ibn Thabit, and Mistah ibn Uthatha. Abu Dawud said that al-Nufayli said: They say the woman was Hammnah bint Jujash.

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 8
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah an-Nur
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (150)
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- .... And al-Tabarani narrated from Ibn Abbas: {Indeed, those who came with the slander are a group among you (Surah an-Nur 24:11)} meaning that those who brought the falsehood against Aisha, Mother of the Believers, were four from among you ....

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Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 6

Hadith No: 9
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah An-Nur
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (151)
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- .... {And Allah knows, while you do not know (An-Nur 24:19)} what you have entered into and what is within it of severe punishment, and you do not know the intensity of Allah's anger against those who do this: {And if it had not been for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy (An-Nur 24:21)} meaning: if it were not for the favor that Allah has bestowed upon you and His mercy referring to: Mistah and Hamanah, and Hasan.

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Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 6

Hadith No: 10
Al-Suyuti - Al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah An-Nur
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (152)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And Ibn Abi Hatim and al-Tabarani narrated from Sa'id ibn Jubayr: {Indeed, those who came with the slander (An-Nur 24:11)} the lie {were a group from you (An-Nur 24:11)} meaning: Abdullah ibn Ubayy the hypocrite, and Hassan ibn Thabit, and Mustah ibn Uthathah, and Humna bint Jash ....

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Reference: Al-Durr al-Manthoor fi Tafseer al-Mathoor Book 6

Hadith No: 11
Ibn al-Jawzi - Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hadi Khayr al-Ibad
Chapter on the Arrangement of His Conduct with the Disbelievers and Hypocrites from the Time of His Prophethood until the Time He Met Allah, Exalted be He
Chapter on the Context of His Expeditions and Missions in Brief - Chapter on the Expedition of al-Muraisi' - Expedition of al-Muraisi'
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (236)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... It is said that the punishment for false accusation (qadhf) is a right of a human being that cannot be fully enforced except upon his demand, and even if it is said to be a right of Allah, the one accused must still be consulted. Aisha did not demand it from Ibn Abi, and it is said that his punishment was left for a greater benefit, just as his death was left despite the manifestation of his hypocrisy and his speaking in ways that warranted death on several occasions. This was to reconcile his people and avoid alienating them from Islam, as he was obedient among them, a leader over them. Thus, the risk of inciting a disturbance in punishing him was not deemed safe, and he may have been left for all these reasons. So, he punished Mastih ibn Uthathah and Hassan ibn Thabit, and Hunna ibn Juhash, and these were among the believing, truthful ones, purifying them and providing atonement, while Abdullah ibn Abi was left, for he is not among those deserving that.

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Reference: Zaad al Maad Fi Hoda Khair al Ebaad Book 3

Hadith No: 12
Ibn al-Jawzi - Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir - Surah an-Nur
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (282)
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- .... Allah, the Almighty, said: {Indeed, those who came with the slander are a group among you} (an-Nur 24:11). All the interpreters (mufassirun) agree that this verse and the ones related to it that follow were revealed concerning the story of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and the Hadith of the slander. They assert that this verse and the next ten verses were revealed in the context of Aisha's story. We have mentioned the Hadith of the slander in the Book of Gardens and in the Book of al-Mughni fi al-Tafsir, but we did not lengthen our discussion on it, as our aim is to provide a concise summary of this book for easier memorization. As for the slander (ifk), it means falsehood, and a group (usbah) refers to a collective. His statement, {among you} (an-Nur 24:11), means among the believers.
1026 - Urwah narrated from Aisha that she said, "They are four: Hassan ibn Thabit," and Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul, Mistraq ibn Uthathah, and Hamnah bint Jahsh. Similarly, Muqatil enumerated them....

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Reference: Zaad al-Maseer fi Ilm al-Tafseer Book 3

Hadith No: 13
Ibn al-Jawzi - Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir - Surah an-Nur
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (285)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
1031 - Abu Salih narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) flogged Abdullah ibn Ubayy, and Mistah ibn Uthathah, and Hassan ibn Thabit, and Harmanah bint Jahsh. As for the three, they repented, but Abdullah died a hypocrite. Some scholars deny the validity of this and say he did not strike anyone....

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Reference: Zaad al-Maseer fi Ilm al-Tafseer Book 3