The reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not execute the accusers of Aishah
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not execute those who accused Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)? Is the operative cause that they spoke before he knew of her innocence, as stated in the footnote we have? Is the operative cause that they spoke before he knew of her innocence?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) applied the hadd punishment to some of the believers who spoke about the slander, but he did not apply the hadd to the hypocrites, because they had tribes, and if the hadd had been carried out against them, it would have caused fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and chaos. Also, because they are disbelievers in their inner state, the hadd does not purify them, whereas the hadd purifies the believer. But these are disbelievers in their inner state, so the hadd is of no benefit for them; they have disbelief and hypocrisy that is more severe than killing. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that this involves averting a greater harm, because they have tribes and they have [supporters]. If the hadd had been carried out against them, and the one speaking among their leaders—Abu [Sufyan] is one of their leaders—if the hadd had been carried out against him, his tribe would have risen up. So the Messenger averted the occurrence of the lesser of two harms by repelling [the greater harm].
The questioner:
Why did he not execute them, even though they were speaking words of disbelief? Why did the Messenger not execute them for apostasy?
The Shaykh:
Because they had tribes, and there was a fear that they would revolt against the Muslims. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not execute those who accused Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)? Is the operative cause that they spoke before he knew of her innocence, as stated in the footnote we have? Is the operative cause that they spoke before he knew of her innocence?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) applied the hadd punishment to some of the believers who spoke about the slander, but he did not apply the hadd to the hypocrites, because they had tribes, and if the hadd had been carried out against them, it would have caused fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and chaos. Also, because they are disbelievers in their inner state, the hadd does not purify them, whereas the hadd purifies the believer. But these are disbelievers in their inner state, so the hadd is of no benefit for them; they have disbelief and hypocrisy that is more severe than killing. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that this involves averting a greater harm, because they have tribes and they have [supporters]. If the hadd had been carried out against them, and the one speaking among their leaders—Abu [Sufyan] is one of their leaders—if the hadd had been carried out against him, his tribe would have risen up. So the Messenger averted the occurrence of the lesser of two harms by repelling [the greater harm].
The questioner:
Why did he not execute them, even though they were speaking words of disbelief? Why did the Messenger not execute them for apostasy?
The Shaykh:
Because they had tribes, and there was a fear that they would revolt against the Muslims. Yes.
Source
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