[Machine] Goat bin Malik narrated that a man from our group came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned a word implying adultery, thus admitting his own guilt. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to stone him, so we took him to the area of Banu Niyar and stoned him. When he felt the pain of the stones, he became extremely distressed. After we had finished stoning him and returned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , we informed him about the man's distress. He said, "Why didn't you leave him alone?"  

أَتَى مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا فَأَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالزِّنَا فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِرَجْمِهِ فَخَرَجْنَا بِهِ إِلَى حَرَّةِ بَنِي نيَارٍ فَرَجَمْنَاهُ فَلَمَّا وَجَدَ مَسَّ الْحِجَارَةِ جَزِعَ جَزَعًا شَدِيدًا فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنْهُ وَرَجَعْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ذَكَرْنَا لَهُ جَزَعَهُ قَالَ «فَهَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ»