It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: "'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, when he was sitting on the Minbar of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w): Allah sent Muhammad (s.a.w) with the truth, and He revealed the Book to him. One of the things that Allah revealed to him was the Verse of stoning. We recited it, memorized it and understood it, The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stoned (adulterers) and we stoned them after him. But I am afraid that with the passage of time, people will say, we do not find (the Verse of) stoning in the Book of Allah, so they will go astray and forsake an obligation that Allah revealed. Stoning (is mentioned) in the Book of Allah as a duty which much be carried out on those who commit Zina if they are married, men and women alike, if proof is established or if there is pregnancy or a confession."

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَكَانَ مِمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةُ الرَّجْمِ قَرَأْنَاهَا وَوَعَيْنَاهَا وَعَقَلْنَاهَا فَرَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَرَجَمْنَا بَعْدَهُ فَأَخْشَى إِنْ طَالَ بِالنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلٌ مَا نَجِدُ الرَّجْمَ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَيَضِلُّوا بِتَرْكِ فَرِيضَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ وَإِنَّ الرَّجْمَ فِى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ عَلَى مَنْ زَنَى إِذَا أَحْصَنَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ كَانَ الْحَبَلُ أَوْ الاِعْتِرَافُ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A Muslim man came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he was in the Masjid and called out to him, saying: O Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zina. He turned away from him, so he came around to face him and said to him: O Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zina. He turned away from him, until he had repeated that four times. When he had testified against himself four times, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called him and said: 'Are you insane?' He said: No. He said: 'Are you married?' He said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Take him and stone him."' Ibn Shihab said: "Someone told me that he heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: I was one of those who stoned him. We stoned him in the prayer place, and when the stones hurt him he ran away. We caught up with him in the Harrah and we stoned him."

وَحَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى عَنْ جَدِّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى عُقَيْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ فَنَادَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى زَنَيْتُ، فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَتَنَحَّى تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى زَنَيْتُ. فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى ثَنَى ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمَّا شَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ دَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « أَبِكَ جُنُونٌ ». قَالَ لاَ. قَالَ « فَهَلْ أَحْصَنْتَ ». قَالَ نَعَمْ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ ». قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِى مَنْ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ فَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ رَجَمَهُ فَرَجَمْنَاهُ بِالْمُصَلَّى فَلَمَّا أَذْلَقَتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ هَرَبَ فَأَدْرَكْنَاهُ بِالْحَرَّةِ فَرَجَمْنَاهُ.

It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said: "I saw Ma'iz bin Malik when he was brought to the Prophet (s.a.w), a short, well built man who was not wearing a Rida' (upper garment). He testified against himself four times, saying that he had committed Zina, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Perhaps you (kissed her or embraced her)?' He said: 'No, by Allah, this ignoble one has committed Zina.' So he stoned him, then he gave a speech in which he said: 'Every time we set out on a campaign for the sake of Allah, one of them stayed behind and bleated like a male goat, and gave a small amount of milk or food (in return for sexual favors). By Allah, if I get hold of one of them I will certainly make an example of him."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى أَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حِينَ جِىءَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- رَجُلٌ قَصِيرٌ أَعْضَلُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ رِدَاءٌ فَشَهِدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنَّهُ زَنَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فَلَعَلَّكَ ». قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَدْ زَنَى الأَخِرُ - قَالَ - فَرَجَمَهُ ثُمَّ خَطَبَ فَقَالَ « أَلاَ كُلَّمَا نَفَرْنَا غَازِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَلَفَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَهُ نَبِيبٌ كَنَبِيبِ التَّيْسِ يَمْنَحُ أَحَدُهُمُ الْكُثْبَةَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنْ يُمْكِنِّى مِنْ أَحَدِهِمْ لأُنَكِّلَنَّهُ عَنْهُ ».

Jabir bin Samurah said: "A short man, muscular, with unkempt hair who was wearing an Izar (lower garment) and who had committed Zina was brought to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). He turned him away twice, then he ordered that he be stoned. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Every time we went out on a campaign for the sake of Allah, one of you stayed behind and bleated like a male goat, and gave a small amount of milk or food (in return for sexual favors). If Allah enables me to get hold of one of them, I will make an example of him.'" He (the narrator) said: I narrated it to Sa'eed bin Jubair and he said: He turned him away four times.

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ أُتِىَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِرَجُلٍ قَصِيرٍ أَشْعَثَ ذِى عَضَلاَتٍ عَلَيْهِ إِزَارٌ وَقَدْ زَنَى فَرَدَّهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « كُلَّمَا نَفَرْنَا غَازِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَخَلَّفَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَنِبُّ نَبِيبَ التَّيْسِ يَمْنَحُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْكُثْبَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُمْكِنِّى مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ جَعَلْتُهُ نَكَالاً ». أَوْ نَكَّلْتُهُ. قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ رَدَّهُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (s.a.w) said to Ma'iz bin Malik: "Is it true what I have heard about you?" He said: "What have you heard about me?" He said: "I heard that you committed Zina with the slave woman of the family of so-and-so." He said: "Yes." He (the narrator) said: "He testified to that four times, then he (s.a.w) ordered that he be stoned."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ « أَحَقٌّ مَا بَلَغَنِى عَنْكَ ». قَالَ وَمَا بَلَغَكَ عَنِّى قَالَ « بَلَغَنِى أَنَّكَ وَقَعْتَ بِجَارِيَةِ آلِ فُلاَنٍ ». قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ. ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ.

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that a man from Aslam who was called Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: "I have committed an immoral deed, carry out (the punishment) on me." The Prophet (s.a.w) turned him away (from him) several times, then he asked his people about him, and they said: "We do not know of anything wrong with him, except that he has done something, and we think that he feels there is no way out except having the Hadd punishment carried out on him." He went back to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he commanded us to stone him. We took him to Baqi' Al-Gharqad, and we did not tie him up or dig a pit for him. We threw bones, clods of earth and pebbles at him, and he ran away, so we ran after him until he reached the stony ground of the Harrah. He stopped there for us, and we threw tire heavy stones of the Harrah at him until he stopped moving. Then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood up and delivered a speech in the evening and said: "Every time we went out on a campaign for the sake of Allah, a man would stay behind amongst our families and bleat like a male goat. It is my duty, if a man who has done that is brought to me, to make an example of him." And he (s.a.w) did not pray for forgiveness for him or curse him.

حَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ عَنْ أَبِى نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَسْلَمَ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ إِنِّى أَصَبْتُ فَاحِشَةً فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ. فَرَدَّهُ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِرَارًا قَالَ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ قَوْمَهُ فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُ بِهِ بَأْسًا إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ شَيْئًا يَرَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يُخْرِجُهُ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُقَامَ فِيهِ الْحَدُّ - قَالَ - فَرَجَعَ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَرْجُمَهُ - قَالَ - فَانْطَلَقْنَا بِهِ إِلَى بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ - قَالَ - فَمَا أَوْثَقْنَاهُ وَلاَ حَفَرْنَا لَهُ - قَالَ - فَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِالْعَظْمِ وَالْمَدَرِ وَالْخَزَفِ - قَالَ - فَاشْتَدَّ فَاشْتَدَدْنَا خَلْفَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى عُرْضَ الْحَرَّةِ فَانْتَصَبَ لَنَا فَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِجَلاَمِيدِ الْحَرَّةِ - يَعْنِى الْحِجَارَةَ - حَتَّى سَكَتَ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- خَطِيبًا مِنَ الْعَشِىِّ فَقَالَ « أَوَكُلَّمَا انْطَلَقْنَا غُزَاةً فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَخَلَّفَ رَجُلٌ فِى عِيَالِنَا لَهُ نَبِيبٌ كَنَبِيبِ التَّيْسِ عَلَىَّ أَنْ لاَ أُوتَى بِرَجُلٍ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ نَكَّلْتُ بِهِ ». قَالَ فَمَا اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ وَلاَ سَبَّهُ.

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Buraidah that his father said: "Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: 'P Messenger of Allah, purify me! He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me!' He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me!' The Prophet (s.a.w) said something similar, then when it was the fourth time the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him: 'From what should I purify you?' He said: 'From Zina.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) asked, 'Is he insane?' and he was told that he was not insane. He said: Has he drunk wine? A man got up and smelt his breath, and he did not find any smell of wine. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Did you commit Zina?' He said: 'Yes.' So he ordered that he be stoned. The people were of two minds about him. Some said: 'He is doomed, he has been encompassed by his sin.' Others said: 'There is no repentance better than that of Ma'iz; he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and put his hand in his, and said: Kill me with stones.' This (controversy) carried on for two or three days, then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came when they were sitting. He greeted them with Salam then sat down, and said: 'Pray for forgiveness for Ma'iz bin Malik.' They said: 'May Allah forgive Ma'iz bin Malik.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'He has repented in such a way that if it were to be divided among a nation it would be sufficient for them."' "Then a woman from Ghamid from Al-Azd came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me.' He said: 'Woe to you! Go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' She said: I think that you want to turn me away as you turned Ma'iz away. He said: 'Why is that?' She said: "I am pregnant as a result of Zina." He said: 'You have done that?' She said: 'Yes.' He said to her: 'Not until you give birth to that which is in your womb.' A man among the Ansar sponsored her until she gave birth, then he came to the Prophet ~ and said: 'The Ghamidi woman has given birth.' He said: 'We will not stone her and leave her young child with no one to breast-feed him.' A man among the Ansar said: 'I will take responsibility for his breastfeeding, O Prophet of Allah.' Then he had her stoned.''

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ الْهَمْدَانِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِىُّ - عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَامِعٍ الْمُحَارِبِىُّ - عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ جَاءَ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ « وَيْحَكَ ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَيْحَكَ ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فِيمَ أُطَهِّرُكَ ». فَقَالَ مِنَ الزِّنَى. فَسَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَبِهِ جُنُونٌ ». فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمَجْنُونٍ. فَقَالَ « أَشَرِبَ خَمْرًا ». فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَنْكَهَهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مِنْهُ رِيحَ خَمْرٍ. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَزَنَيْتَ ». فَقَالَ نَعَمْ. فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ فَكَانَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ فِرْقَتَيْنِ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ هَلَكَ لَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ مَا تَوْبَةٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ تَوْبَةِ مَاعِزٍ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِى يَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اقْتُلْنِى بِالْحِجَارَةِ - قَالَ - فَلَبِثُوا بِذَلِكَ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَقَالَ « اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ». قَالَ فَقَالُوا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ. - قَالَ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ أُمَّةٍ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ ». قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ غَامِدٍ مِنَ الأَزْدِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ « وَيْحَكِ ارْجِعِى فَاسْتَغْفِرِى اللَّهَ وَتُوبِى إِلَيْهِ ». فَقَالَتْ أَرَاكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَدِّدَنِى كَمَا رَدَّدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ. قَالَ « وَمَا ذَاكِ ». قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا حُبْلَى مِنَ الزِّنَا. فَقَالَ « آنْتِ ». قَالَتْ نَعَمْ. فَقَالَ لَهَا « حَتَّى تَضَعِى مَا فِى بَطْنِكِ ». قَالَ فَكَفَلَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى وَضَعَتْ قَالَ فَأَتَى النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْغَامِدِيَّةُ. فَقَالَ « إِذًا لاَ نَرْجُمَهَا وَنَدَعَ وَلَدَهَا صَغِيرًا لَيْسَ لَهُ مَنْ يُرْضِعُهُ ». فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ إِلَىَّ رَضَاعُهُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ. قَالَ فَرَجَمَهَا.

'Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father that Ma'iz bin Malik Al-Aslami came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have wronged myself and committed Zina, and I want you to purify me.'' But he turned him away. The next day he came to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zina;" but he turned him away a second time, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent word to his people saying: "Do you know whether there is anything wrong with his mind?" They said: "All we know is that he is of sound mind, and he is one of our righteous men as far as we can tell." He came to him (s.a.w) a third time, and he sent word to them again asking them, and they told him: "There is nothing wrong with him or his mind." When he came a fourth time, he had a pit dug for him then he ordered that he be stoned. Then the Ghamidi woman came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zina, purify me;" but he turned her away. The next day she said: "O Messenger of Allah, why are you turning me away? Perhaps you are turning me away as you turned Ma'iz away. But by Allah, I am pregnant." He said: "Then no (not now), go away until you give birth." When she gave birth, she brought the child to him wrapped in a cloth, and said: "Here he is, I have given birth." He said: "Go away and breastfeed him until he is weaned." When she had weaned him, she brought the boy to him, with a piece of bread in his hand and said: "Here, O Prophet of Allah, I have weaned him, and he is eating food." He handed the boy over to one of the Muslim men, then he ordered that a pit be dug for her, up to her chest, and he ordered the people to stone her. Khalid bin AI-Walid came forward with a stone, which he flung at her head. The blood spurted onto Khalid's face and he cursed her. The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) heard him cursing her and he said: "Calm down, O Khalid! By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, she has repented in such a manner that if the Maks - collector repented like that, he would be forgiven." Then he ordered that the funeral prayer be offered for her, and she was buried.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا بَشِيرُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَسْلَمِىَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى وَزَنَيْتُ وَإِنِّى أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِى. فَرَدَّهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى قَدْ زَنَيْتُ. فَرَدَّهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ « أَتَعْلَمُونَ بِعَقْلِهِ بَأْسًا تُنْكِرُونَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا ». فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ وَفِىَّ الْعَقْلِ مِنْ صَالِحِينَا فِيمَا نُرَى فَأَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضًا فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ وَلاَ بِعَقْلِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الرَّابِعَةَ حَفَرَ لَهُ حُفْرَةً ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ. قَالَ فَجَاءَتِ الْغَامِدِيَّةُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِى. وَإِنَّهُ رَدَّهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ تَرُدُّنِى لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِى كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزًا فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّى لَحُبْلَى. قَالَ « إِمَّا لاَ فَاذْهَبِى حَتَّى تَلِدِى ». فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِىِّ فِى خِرْقَةٍ قَالَتْ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُهُ. قَالَ « اذْهَبِى فَأَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ ». فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِىِّ فِى يَدِهِ كِسْرَةُ خُبْزٍ فَقَالَتْ هَذَا يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ وَقَدْ أَكَلَ الطَّعَامَ. فَدَفَعَ الصَّبِىَّ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهَا وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ فَرَجَمُوهَا فَيُقْبِلُ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِحَجَرٍ فَرَمَى رَأْسَهَا فَتَنَضَّحَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْهِ خَالِدٍ فَسَبَّهَا فَسَمِعَ نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَبَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ « مَهْلاً يَا خَالِدُ فَوَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ ». ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا وَدُفِنَتْ.

It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that a woman from Juhainah came to the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) and she was pregnant as the result of Zina. She said: O Prophet of Allah, I have done something that incurs a Hadd punishment, so carry it out on me. The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) called her guardian and said: "Treat her well, then when she has given birth, bring her to me." He did that, and the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that her clothes be tied around her, then he ordered that she be stoned. Then he offered the funeral prayer for her, and 'Umar said to him: "Will you offer the funeral prayer for her, O Prophet of Allah, when she has committed Zina?" He said: "She has repented in such a manner that if it were divided among seventy of the people of Al-Madinah, it would be sufficient for them. Have you seen any repentance better than that of one who sacrificed herself to Allah, Exalted is He?"

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو غَسَّانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ الْمِسْمَعِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ - يَعْنِى ابْنَ هِشَامٍ - حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا الْمُهَلَّبِ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ أَتَتْ نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهِىَ حُبْلَى مِنَ الزِّنَى فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ فَدَعَا نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلِيَّهَا فَقَالَ « أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ فَائْتِنِى بِهَا ». فَفَعَلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا نَبِىُّ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَشُكَّتْ عَلَيْهَا ثِيَابُهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَرُجِمَتْ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ تُصَلِّى عَلَيْهَا يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ زَنَتْ فَقَالَ « لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ وَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ تَوْبَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani said: "A man from among the Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I adjure you by Allah to judge me according to the Book of Allah.' The second claimant - who was wiser than him - said: 'Yes, judge between us according to the Book of Allah, but let me speak.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Speak.' He said: 'My son was employed by this man, and he committed Zina with his wife. I was told that my son should be stoned, but I ransomed him for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. I asked the people of knowledge and they told me that my son should be given one hundred lashes and be exiled for one year, and that this man's wife should be stoned.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will judge between you according to the Book of Allah. The slave girl and the sheep should be given back, and your son should be given one hundred lashes and exiled for one year. Tomorrow, O Unais, go to the wife of this man, and if she admits it, then stone her.' "The next day he went to her, and she admitted it, so the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ordered that she be stoned."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِىِّ أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَ لِى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ الْخَصْمُ الآخَرُ وَهُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْهُ نَعَمْ فَاقْضِ بَيْنَنَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَائْذَنْ لِى. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « قُلْ ». قَالَ إِنَّ ابْنِى كَانَ عَسِيفًا عَلَى هَذَا فَزَنَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ وَإِنِّى أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّ عَلَى ابْنِى الرَّجْمَ فَافْتَدَيْتُ مِنْهُ بِمِائَةِ شَاةٍ وَوَلِيدَةٍ فَسَأَلْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ فَأَخْبَرُونِى أَنَّمَا عَلَى ابْنِى جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ وَأَنَّ عَلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا الرَّجْمَ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لأَقْضِيَنَّ بَيْنَكُمَا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ الْوَلِيدَةُ وَالْغَنَمُ رَدٌّ وَعَلَى ابْنِكَ جَلْدُ مِائَةٍ وَتَغْرِيبُ عَامٍ وَاغْدُ يَا أُنَيْسُ إِلَى امْرَأَةِ هَذَا فَإِنِ اعْتَرَفَتْ فَارْجُمْهَا ». قَالَ فَغَدَا عَلَيْهَا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَرُجِمَتْ.