Thus the verse of ‘Rajm’ is the Quranic punishment for adultery.

📌Thus the verse of ‘Rajm’ is the Quranic punishment for adultery.”[^1] Note: Editing and revision of source books started in Egypt, at the end of the nineteenth century. As a result this prime narration was omitted till “we also did ‘Rajm’ after him.” from Sahih Bukhari 1311 A.H. edition, Published by Maktabul Jamhooriyyatul Arabiyyah, Cairo, Egypt. Refer Part VIII, page 208 of the above-mentioned edition. In any case the actual wording of the Verse of Stoning is not present in this narration.

Therefore let us see one more narration: “It is narrated that Umar said, ‘If I had not feared that people would say that Umar has made an addition to the Book of Allah, I would have written this in the Quran, because a verse was revealed as follows: ‘When old men and women commit adultery, surely you stone them to death. This is a punishment from God and God is a severe punisher.’” The second caliph, Umar also used to seek every opportunity to state that this verse has been excluded from Quran.

Apart from the above two references, narrations on this topic are also present in the following books: Itqan by Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti Muwatta by Imam Malik Musnad of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (there are three narrations on this topic from Umar in this book) It is apparent from the second narration quoted above that Umar did not dare to include this verse in the Holy Quran due to lack of witnesses.

The aunt of Abi Amamah bin Sahl This lady companion also used to tell the Ahlul Sunnat that the verse of stoning was present in the Holy Quran but it is now missing from the present version.

Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti narrates in Itqan: “It is narrated from Abu Amamah bin Sahl that his maternal aunt said that the Holy Prophet (S) had taught them the verse of stoning: ‘When old men and women commit adultery, surely you stone them to death…’ Two whole chapters are missing from this Quran according to Umar It is narrated that Umar bin Khattab recited the Qunut after Ruku (genuflection) and then recited two passages beginning with ‘In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful’.

“Ibn Juraih says that the reason of reciting Bismillah was that some companions (like Ubayy bin Kaab, Abu Musa Ashari and Ibn Abbas) say that these are two Surahs (chapters) of Quran. They say that the chapters are Surah Khala and Surah Hafad.[^2] Umar bin Khattab believed in the deletion of yet another verse. He said, “God sent Muhammad with truth and revealed the Book to him.

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