Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) judged that the unmarried person who was guilty of illegal sexual intercourse be exiled for one year and receive the legal punishment (i.e., be flogged with one-hundred stripes) .
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6833 |
| In-book reference | : Book 86, Hadith 58 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 819 |
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