A woman assaulted on her way to prayer and the true culprit confesses

That a woman went out during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intending to pray, and a man met her, overpowered her, and satisfied his desire with her. She screamed, and he went away. Then another man passed by her, and she said: “That man did such-and-such to me.” And a group of the Muhajirun passed by, and she said: “That man did such-and-such to me.” So they went off and seized the man whom she thought had assaulted her, and they brought him to her, and she said: “Yes, this is he.” Then they brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

When he ordered that he be stoned, the man who had assaulted her stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I am the one.” He said to her: “Go, for Allah has forgiven you.” He spoke kindly to the ˹falsely accused˺ man, and he said regarding the man who had assaulted her: “Stone him.” And he said: “He has repented with a repentance such that if the people of Madinah were to repent with it, it would be accepted from them.”

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً خَرَجَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ، فَتَلَقَّاهَا رَجُلٌ، فَتَجَلَّلَهَا، فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا، فَصَاحَتْ، فَانْطَلَقَ. وَمَرَّ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا. وَمَرَّتْ بِعِصَابَةٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا. فَانْطَلَقُوا، فَأَخَذُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي ظَنَّتْ أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا، وَأَتَوْهَا، فَقَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، هُوَ هَذَا. فَأَتَوْا بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ.

فَلَمَّا أَمَرَ بِهِ لِيُرْجَمَ، قَامَ صَاحِبُهَا الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَنَا صَاحِبُهَا. فَقَالَ لَهَا: «اذْهَبِي، فَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكِ». وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا، وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا: «ارْجُمُوهُ». وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً، لَوْ تَابَهَا أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَقُبِلَ مِنْهُمْ».

[Machine] A woman went out to pray when she was approached by a man who tempted her with his clothes. He fulfilled his lust with her and then left. Another man came to her and she told him what the previous man had done. The man went in search of him. Then, a group of Ansar (supporters) approached her and she told them what had happened. They also went to search for the man. They found the man who had gone in search of the first man and brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. She identified him as the perpetrator. The Prophet ﷺ ordered him to be stoned. The man who had been approached by the Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am the one who did it, I swear by Allah." The Prophet ﷺ told the woman to go, as Allah had forgiven her, and he told the man kind words. It was said, "O Prophet of Allah, shouldn't you stone him?" He replied, "He has sincerely repented, if only the people of Madinah would repent like he did, it would be accepted from them."

خَرَجَتْ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَقِيَهَا رَجُلٌ فَتَجَلَّلَهَا بِثِيَابِهِ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا وَذَهَبَ وَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ فِي طَلَبِهِ فَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهَا قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَوَقَفُوا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُمْ إِنَّ رَجُلًا فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَذَهَبُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَجَاءُوا بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ فِي طَلَبِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَذَهَبُوا بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ هُوَ هَذَا فَلَمَّا أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِرَجْمِهِ قَالَ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا وَاللهِ هُوَ فَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكِ وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا فَقِيلَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَلَا تَرْجُمُهُ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَقُبِلَ مِنْهُمْ

[Machine] A woman went out during the time of the Prophet ﷺ to perform the prayer. A man met her and fulfilled his needs with her. She yelled and he left. Another man passed by her and she said, "That man did such and such to me. Catch him!" They apprehended the man she accused. She confirmed, "Yes, he is the one." They brought him to the Prophet ﷺ, and when he commanded that the man be stoned, the man's companion stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am his companion. Please let me speak." The Prophet ﷺ granted him permission. He said good words, and they asked him about the man who was accused. He said, "He has made repentance that if the people of Madinah made it, it would be accepted from them."

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً خَرَجَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ فَلَقِيَهَا رَجُلٌ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا فَصَاحَتْ فَانْطَلَقَ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَانْطَلَقُوا فَأَخَذُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي ظَنَّتْ أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا هَذَا فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ هُوَ هَذَا فَأَتَوْا بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُرْجَمَ قَامَ صَاحِبُهَا الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ أَنَا صَاحِبُهَا قَالَ «ادْنُ مِنِّي فَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ» وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ الْآخَرِ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا فَقَالُوا لَهُ فِي الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَرْجُمُهُ؟ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ قُبِلَ مِنْهُمْ»