Sahih al-BukhariVolume 8 • Book 81 • Hadith 773

Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood) — Hadith 773

English Translation

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet said, "When (a person) an adulterer commits illegal sexual intercourse then he is not a believer at the time he is doing it; and when somebody steals, then he is not a believer at the time he is stealing."

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StealingExtramarital Relations

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