hadith 60
Hadith.5027 - In the narration of Safwan and Ibn Al-Mughira from someone who reported from Imam Abu Abdullah (as), he said
"If a muhsan (married) fornicator confesses, the first to stone him must be the Imam, followed by the people. But if evidence is established against him, then the first to stone him must be the witnesses, followed by the Imam, and then the people."
5027 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ صَفْوَانَ وَ ابْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَمَّنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ
إِذَا أَقَرَّ الزَّانِي الْمُحْصَنُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ وَ إِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ثُمَّ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ‌.
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