Messenger of Allah, I have wronged myself; I have committed adultery and I earnestly desire that you should purify me. He turned him away. On the following day, he (Ma'iz) again came to him and said: Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery. Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned him away for the second time, and sent him to his people saying: Do you know if there is anything wrong with his mind. They denied of any such thing in him and said: We do not know him but as a wise good man among us, so far as we can judge. He (Ma'iz) came for the third time, and he (the Holy Prophet) sent him as he had done before. He asked about him and they informed him that there was nothing wrong with him or with his mind. When it was the fourth time, a ditch was dug for him and he (the Holy Prophet) pronounced judg- ment about him and he wis stoned. He (the narrator) said: There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman from Ghamid and said: Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery, so purify me. He (the Holy Prophet) turned her away. On the following day she said: Messenger of Allah, Why do you turn me away? Perhaps, you turn me away as you turned away Ma'iz. By Allah, I have become pregnant. He said: Well, if you insist upon it, then go away until you give birth to (the child). When she was delivered she came with the child (wrapped) in a rag and said: Here is the child whom I have given birth to. He said: Go away and suckle him until you wean him. When she had weaned him, she came to him (the Holy Prophet) with the child who was holding a piece of bread in his hand. She said: Allah's Apostle, here is he as I have weaned him and he eats food. He (the Holy Prophet) entrusted the child to one of the Muslims and then pronounced punishment. And she was put in a ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her. Khalid b Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her. Allah's Apostle ﷺ heard his (Khalid's) curse that he had huried upon her. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Khalid, be gentle. By Him in Whose Hand is my life, she has made such a repentance that even if a wrongful tax-collector were to repent, he would have been forgiven. Then giving command regarding her, he prayed over her and she was buried.  

أَنَّ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَسْلَمِيَّ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَزَنَيْتُ وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَرَدَّهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَرَدَّهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ بِعَقْلِهِ بَأْسًا تُنْكِرُونَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَقَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ وَفِيَّ 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 إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي وَإِنَّهُ رَدَّهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِمَ تَرُدُّنِي لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزًا فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَحُبْلَى قَالَ إِمَّا لاَ فَاذْهَبِي حَتَّى تَلِدِي فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِي خِرْقَةٍ قَالَتْ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُهُ قَالَ اذْهَبِي فَأَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِي يَدِهِ كِسْرَةُ خُبْزٍ فَقَالَتْ هَذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ وَقَدْ أَكَلَ الطَّعَامَ فَدَفَعَ الصَّبِيَّ 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 نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَبَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ مَهْلاً يَا خَالِدُ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا وَدُفِنَتْ  

A woman of Ghamid came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have committed fornication. He said: Go back. She returned, and on the next day she came to him again, and said: Perhaps you want to send me back as you did to Ma’iz b. Malik. I swear by Allah, I am pregnant. He said to her: Go back. She then returned and came to him the next day. He said to her: Go back until you give birth to a child. She then returned. When she gave birth to a child, she brought the child to him, and said: Here it is! I have given birth to it. He said: Go back, and suckle him until you wean him. When she had weaned him, she brought him (the boy) to him with something in his hand which he was eating. The boy was then given to a certain man of the Muslims and he (the Prophet) commanded regarding her. So a pit was dug for her, and he gave orders about her and she was stoned to death. Khalid was one of those who were throwing stones at her. He threw a stone at her. When a drop blood fell on his cheeks, he abused her. The Prophet ﷺ said to him: Gently, Khalid. By Him in whose hand my soul is, she has reported to such an extent that if one who wrongfully takes extra tax were to repent to a like extent, he would be forgiven. Then giving command regarding her, prayed over her and she was buried.  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً يَعْنِي مِنْ غَامِدَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي قَدْ فَجَرْتُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعِي فَرَجَعَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ أَتَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَحُبْلَى فَقَالَ لَهَا ارْجِعِي فَرَجَعَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ أَتَتْهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا ارْجِعِي حَتَّى تَلِدِي فَرَجَعَتْ فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أَتَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَقَالَتْ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا ارْجِعِي فَأَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ وَقَدْ فَطَمَتْهُ وَفِي يَدِهِ شَىْءٌ يَأْكُلُهُ فَأَمَرَ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَدُفِعَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَرُجِمَتْ وَكَانَ خَالِدٌ فِيمَنْ يَرْجُمُهَا فَرَجَمَهَا بِحَجَرٍ فَوَقَعَتْ قَطْرَةٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا عَلَى وَجْنَتِهِ فَسَبَّهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَهْلاً يَا خَالِدُ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَصُلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا فَدُفِنَتْ  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a woman from Ghamid came to him and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have committed adultery and I want you to purify me." The Prophet ﷺ told her to go back. The next day she came to him again and confessed to committing adultery. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, purify me, for perhaps you will turn me away as you turned away Ma'iz ibn Malik." The Prophet ﷺ told her to go back. When she gave birth, she brought the baby to the Prophet ﷺ , and she said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have given birth." He told her to go and breastfeed the baby until she weaned him. After she weaned him, she brought the baby with a piece of bread in his hand and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have weaned him." The Prophet ﷺ ordered the baby to be given to a Muslim man and ordered a hole to be dug for her. She was then buried up to her chest, and the people were ordered to stone her. Khalid ibn Al-Walid came with a stone and hit her head, causing blood to splatter onto Khalid's face. Khalid cursed her, and the Prophet ﷺ heard him. He said, "Hold on, O Khalid ibn Al-Walid, do not curse her. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, she has repented with such a repentance that if the repentance of a person with leprosy were compared to her repentance, his sins would be forgiven." The Prophet ﷺ then prayed over her and she was buried.  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ غَامِدٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعِي فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِأَتَتْهُ أَيْضًا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعِي فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَتْهُ أَيْضًا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ طَهِّرْنِي فَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرْدُدْنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَحُبْلَى فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ارْجِعِي حَتَّى تَلِدِي فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ جَاءَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ تَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُ قَالَ فَاذْهَبِي فَأَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ جَاءَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِي يَدِهِ كِسْرَةُ خُبْزٍ قَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَذَا قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا حُفْرَةٌ فَجُعِلَتْ فِيهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَرْجُمُوهَا فَأَقْبَلَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِحَجَرٍ فَرَمَى رَأْسَهَا فَنَضَحَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْنَةِ خَالِدٍ فَسَبَّهَا فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَبَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ مَهْلًا يَا خَالِدُ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ لَا تَسُبَّهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا وَدُفِنَتْ  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a woman from the tribe of Banu Ghamed came to him and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have committed adultery and I want you to purify me." He told her to go back. The next day she came to him again and confessed her sin. She said, "O Prophet of Allah, purify me, and perhaps you will treat me as you treated Ma'iz ibn Malik." She pleaded with him, saying, "By Allah, I am pregnant." The Prophet ﷺ told her to go back until she gave birth. When she gave birth, she came to him carrying the baby in a cloth and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have given birth." He said, "Go and breastfeed him, then wean him." When she weaned the baby, she came to him holding a piece of bread in his hand and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have weaned him." The Prophet ﷺ ordered the baby to be given to a Muslim man and ordered a hole to be dug for her. She was placed in the hole up to her chest and the people were ordered to stone her. Khalid ibn al-Walid came forward with a stone and struck her head, causing blood to splatter onto Khalid's cheek. He cursed her, and the Prophet ﷺ heard his curse. He said, "Stop, O Khalid, do not curse her. By the One in whose hand is my soul, she has repented in a way that if a sinful person were to repent the same way, Allah would have forgiven him." He ordered for her to be prayed upon and buried.  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي غَامِدٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَقَالَ لَهَا «ارْجِعِي فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَتْهُ أَيْضًا فَاعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا» فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِي فَلَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَرْدُدَنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَحُبْلَى فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعِي حَتَّى تَلِدِي» فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ جَاءَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ تَحْمِلُهُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُ فَقَالَ فَاذْهَبِي فَأَرْضِعِيهِ ثُمَّ افْطِمِيهِ فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ جَاءَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِي يَدِهِ كِسْرَةُ خُبْزٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَدُفِعَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحُفِرَ لَهَا حُفْرَةٌ فَجُعِلَتْ فِيهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَرْجُمُوهَا فَأَقْبَلَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِحَجَرٍ فَرَمَى رَأْسَهَا فَتَلَطَّخَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْنَةِ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَسَبَّهَا فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَبَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ «مَهْ يَا خَالِدُ لَا تَسُبَّهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَغُفِرَ لَهُ» فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَصُلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا وَدُفِنَتْ  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a woman came to him and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have committed adultery and I want you to purify me." The Prophet ﷺ told her to go back. The next day she came to him and confessed to him her adultery, saying, "O Prophet of Allah, purify me, for perhaps you want to treat me like Ma'iz bin Malik." She then begged him saying, "I am pregnant." The Prophet ﷺ told her to go back until she gives birth. After she gave birth, she came to him carrying the baby in a piece of cloth, saying, "O Prophet of Allah, I have given birth." He told her to go and breastfeed the baby until he is weaned. When she weaned him, she came to him with the baby in her hand, holding a piece of bread, and said, "O Prophet of Allah, I have weaned him." He ordered for the baby to be given to a Muslim man and for a hole to be dug for her. She was then placed in the hole up to her chest, and the people were ordered to stone her. Khalid bin Al-Walid came forward with a stone and threw it at her, causing blood to splatter on his face or forehead. He cursed her, and the Prophet ﷺ heard him cursing her. He said, "Wait, O Khalid. Do not curse her. By the One in whose hand is my soul, she has repented with a repentance that if it were divided among the inhabitants of Makkah, it would have sufficed them all." The Prophet ﷺ ordered for her to be shrouded, prayed for her, and she was buried.  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعِي» فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَتْهُ فَاعْتَرَفَتْ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ طَهِّرْنِي لَعَلَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي كَمَا رَدَدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَوَاللهِ إِنِّي لَحُبْلَى فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعِي حَتَّى تَلِدِي» فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ جَاءَتْهُ بِالصَّبِيِّ تَحْمِلُهُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَذَا قَدْ وَلَدْتُ قَالَ «فَاذْهَبِي فَأَرْضِعِيهِ حَتَّى تَفْطِمِيهِ» فَلَمَّا فَطَمَتْهُ جَاءَتْ بِالصَّبِيِّ فِي يَدِهِ كِسْرَةَ خُبْزٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَذَا قَدْ فَطَمْتُهُ فَأَمَرَ بِالصَّبِيِّ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَحَفَرَ لَهَا حُفْرَةً فَجُعِلَتْ فِيهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهَا ثُمَّ أَمْرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَرْجُمُوهَا فَأَقْبَلَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بِحَجَرٍ فَرَمَاهَا فَانْتَضَحَ الدَّمُ عَلَى وَجْهِ خَالِدٍ أَوْ جَبْهَتِهِ فَسَبَّهَا فَسَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَبَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ «مَهْلًا يَا خَالِدُ لَا تَسُبَّهَا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ تَابَهَا صَاحِبُ مَكْسٍ لَقُبِلَ مِنْهُ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَكُفِّنَتْ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا وَدُفِنَتْ»  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a man named Ma'iz ibn Malik came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery and I want you to purify me." The Prophet ﷺ told him to go back. The next day, he came to the Prophet ﷺ again and confessed to adultery. The Prophet ﷺ told him to go back. Then the Prophet ﷺ sent someone to ask the people about Ma'iz, saying, "What do you know about Ma'iz ibn Malik? Do you see him as a bad person or do you see any problem with his mind?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, we do not see anything wrong with him and we do not see any problem with his mind." Then Ma'iz came to the Prophet ﷺ for the third time and confessed to adultery, asking the Prophet ﷺ to purify him. The Prophet ﷺ sent someone to ask the people about Ma'iz again, and they gave the same response as before. Then, he came to the Prophet ﷺ for the fourth time and confessed to adultery. The Prophet ﷺ ordered a pit to be dug for him, and he was buried up to his chest. Then the Prophet ﷺ ordered the people to stone him. Buraida said, "Among the Prophet's companions, we used to talk about Ma'iz and say that if he had sat in his house after the first confession and not gone seeking punishment, it would have been better for him. But he repeated his confession three times, and then he acted as if he wanted punishment."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تُطَهِّرَنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعْ» فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَاهُ أَيْضًا فَاعْتَرَفَ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعْ» ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ «مَا تَعْلَمُونَ مِنْ مَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ؟ هَلْ تَرَوْنَ بِهِ بَأْسًا أَوْ تُنْكِرُونَ فِي عَقْلِهِ شَيْئًا؟» فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا نَرَى بِهِ بَأْسًا وَمَا نُنْكِرُ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاعْتَرَفَ عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا وَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ طَهِّرْنِي فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيْضًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا كَمَا قَالُوا الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى مَا نَرَى بِهِ بَأْسًا وَمَا نُنْكِرُ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الرَّابِعَةَ فَاعْتَرَفَ أَيْضًا عِنْدَهُ بِالزِّنَا فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَحُفِرَ لَهُ حُفْرَةٌ فَجُعِلَ فِيهَا إِلَى صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَرْجُمُوهُ» فَقَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ كُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَصْحَابَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَنَا أَنَّ مَاعِزًا لَوْ جَلَسَ فِي رَحْلِهِ بَعْدَ اعْتِرَافِهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ وَلَمْ يَطْلُبْهُ وَإِنَّمَا رَجَمَهُ عِنْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ [436] 7165 أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَاثَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَنَّ خَالِدَ بْنَ اللَّجْلَاجِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَعْتَمِلُ فَمَرَّتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَمَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ فَثَارَ النَّاسُ وَثُرْتُ فِيمَنْ ثَارَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ «مَنْ أَبُو هَذَا الْغُلَامِ؟» فَسَكَتَتْ قَالَ وَقَامَ فَتًى فَقَالَ أَنَا أَبُوهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَبُو هَذَا الْغُلَامِ؟» فَقَالَ الْفَتَى أَنَا أَبُوهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَهِيَ حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ حَدِيثَةُ يَعْنِي عَهْدٍ بِخِزْيَةٍ وَلَيْسَتْ بِمُكَلِّمَتَكَ أَنَا أَبُوهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَكَأَنَّهُ نَظَرَ إِلَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ فَسَأَلَهُمْ «مَا تَقُولُونَ؟» فَقَالُوا لَا نَعْلَمُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ «أُحْصِنْتَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهِ فَذَهَبْنَا بِهِ فَحَفَرْنَا لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَمْكَنَّا رَمَيْنَاهُ حَتَّى هَدَأَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِالزِّنَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ عَنْهُ