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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books ‘Ali: The Best of the Sahabah Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice V ============================================== As the chief law enforcement officer of the Ummah , the khalifah has the authority to arrest and prosecute anyone who commits an offence in his presence. There is no requirement anywhere that the crime must be reported to him by someone else before he could arrest and prosecute. Imam ‘Abd al-Razzaq (d.

211 H) records an instance where ‘Umar, as the khalifah , invoked this authority: أخبرنا عبد الرزاق قال: أخبرنا عبيد الله بن عمر عن نافع عن صفية ابنة أبي عبيد. ومعمر عن نافع عن صفية قالت: وجد عمر في بيت رجل من ثقيف خمرا، وقد كان جلده في الخمر فحرق بيته، وقال: ما اسمك؟ قال: رويشد، . قال: بل أنت فويسق ‘Abd al-Razzaq – ‘Ubayd Allah b. ‘Umar AND Ma’mar – Nafi’ – Safiyyah b. Abi ‘Ubayd: ‘Umar discovered alcohol in the house of a man from (the tribe of) Thaqif.

He (the man) had already been lashed for alcohol consumption in the past. Therefore, he (‘Umar) burnt his house , and asked, “What is your name?” He (the man) replied, “Ruwayshid.” He (‘Umar) retorted, “Rather, you are Fuwaysiq (an abusive word)”.[^1] Al-Hafiz (d. 852 H) states about the first narrator: عبد الرزاق بن همام بن نافع الحميري مولاهم أبو بكر الصنعاني ثقة حافظ ‘Abd al-Razzaq b. Hammam b.

Nafi’ al-Humayri, their freed slave, Abu Bakr al-San’ani: Thiqah (trustworthy), hafiz (a hadith scientist) .[^2] There are two second narrators. So, this is what al-Hafiz has to say about Second Narrator A : عبيد الله بن عمر بن حفص بن عاصم بن عمر بن الخطاب العمري المدني أبو عثمان ثقة ثبت ‘Ubayd Allah b. ‘Umar b. Hafs b. ‘Asim b. ‘Umar b.

al-Khaṭṭab al-‘Umari al-Madani, Abu ‘Uthman: Thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate) .[^3] He also says about Second Narrator B : معمر بن راشد الأزدي مولاهم أبو عروة البصري نزيل اليمن ثقة ثبت فاضل Ma’mar b.

Rashid al-Azdi, their freed slave, Abu ‘Urwah al-Basri, he lived in Yemen: Thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate), fadhil (meritorious) .[^4] Both second narrators transmitted from Nafi’, about whom al-Hafiz states: نافع أبو عبد الله المدني مولى ابن عمر ثقة ثبت فقيه مشهور Nafi’, Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Madani, freed slave of Ibn ‘Umar: Thiqah (trustworthy), thabt (accurate) , a well-known jurist.[^5] Al-Hafiz seals it with these comments about the last narrator: صفية بنت أبي عبيد بن مسعود الثقفية زوج بن عمر قيل لها إدراك وأنكره الدارقطني وقال العجلي ثقة Safiyyah b.

Abi ‘Ubayd b. Mas’ud al-Thaqafiyyah, the wife of Ibn ‘Umar.