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Musnad Ahmad 1110:1

The Remainder of the Hadith of Al-Miqdad ibn Al-Aswad (RA)

بقية حديث المقداد بن الأسود

Hadith 1110:1

Ali ibn Abdullah narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Fudayl ibn Ghazwan narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Sa’d al-Ansari narrated to us, he said: I heard Abu Dhabyah al-Kala’i saying: I heard al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad saying: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to his companions: "What do you say regarding adultery?" They said: Allah and His Messenger have forbidden it, so it is forbidden until the Day of Resurrection. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to his companions: "For a man to commit adultery with ten women is easier for him than to commit adultery with the wife of his neighbor." He said: Then he said: "What do you say regarding theft?" They said: Allah and His Messenger have forbidden it, so it is forbidden. He said: "For a man to steal from ten houses is easier for him than to steal from his neighbor."

حدثنا علي بن عبد الله، حدثنا محمد بن فضيل بن غزوان، حدثنا محمد بن سعد الأنصاري، قال: سمعت أبا ظبية الكلاعي، يقول: سمعت المقداد بن الأسود، يقول: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأصحابه: " ما تقولون في الزنا؟ " قالوا: حرمه الله ورسوله، فهو حرام إلى يوم القيامة، قال: فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأصحابه: " لأن يزني الرجل بعشرة نسوة، أيسر عليه من أن يزني بامرأة جاره "، قال: فقال: " ما تقولون في السرقة؟ " قالوا: حرمها الله ورسوله فهي حرام، قال: " لأن يسرق الرجل من عشرة أبيات، أيسر عليه من أن يسرق من جاره "