Or, was it that he never forbade it – as the and Jabir b.

Or, was it that he never forbade it – as the and Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah claimed – and therefore had nothing to probe or penalize in it? What about Abu Bakr? Why would he allow zina to flourish in his domains? Imam Ahmad still has more reports for us: حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي حدثنا يونس ثنا حماد يعني بن سلمة عن علي بن زيد وعاصم الأحول عن أبي نضرة عن جابر بن عبد الله قال تمتعنا متعتين على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم الحج والنساء فنهانا عمر عنهما فانتهينا ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b.