In Islam, women and she-monkeys are stoned, not the men.

Submitted by John Bastile (Malaysia), Nov 26, 2005 at 11:46

Scholar,

I found several verses which seem to contradict your statements.

It appears that Volume 9, Book 89, Number 303 of Sahih Bukhari quotes

"Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:

A bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Judge between us according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' " The Prophet said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned her to death. "

You see, the judgement of your most merciful prophet according to Allah's Book is 200 lashes and one year's exile for the man. It shall be stoning till death for the woman.

In fact, on the same Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 188:

Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun:

During the pre-lslamic period of ignorance I saw a she-monkey surrounded by a number of monkeys. They were all stoning it, because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I too, stoned it along with them.


In conclusion, women and she-monkeys in Islam shall be stoned to death. Men are not to be stoned for sexual intercourse.

Please help to clarify. Thank you. I aprreciate your scholarly contribution.

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