‘Ata on Doubts: Caliphs order accused to deny his crime

‘Ata reported: Those who came before would be presented with someone accused of theft and they would say, “Have you stolen? Say no.” I do not know who did so except Abu Bakr and Umar.

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 28014

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَطَاءٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ مَنْ مَضَى يُؤْتَى بِالسَّارِقِ فَيَقُولُ أَسَرَقْتَ قُلْ لَا وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إلَّا سَمَّى أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ

28014 مصنف ابن أبي شيبة كتاب الحدود في الرجل يؤتى به فيقال أسرقت قل لا

8/79 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده إلى عطاء صحيح في إرواء الغليل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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