[Machine] Goat bin Malik came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery. So establish the punishment prescribed in the Book of Allah upon me." He turned away from him. The man repeated his confession four times, and each time the Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Finally, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Go and stone him." When the stones touched him, he ran away, but Abdullah pursued him and struck him with a stick made from the shoulder bone of a camel, causing his death. The people then stoned him until he died. News of his escape reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he asked, "Why did you not leave him? Perhaps he would have repented and Allah would have accepted his repentance."
جَاءَ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَأَقِمْ فِيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ حَتَّى جَاءَ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ «اذْهَبُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ» فَلَمَّا مَسَّتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ جَمَزَ فَاشْتَدَّ فَخَرَجَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مِنْ بَادِيَتِهِ فَرَمَاهُ بِوَظِيفِ حِمَارٍ فَصَرَعَهُ فَرَمَاهُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ فَذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِرَارَهُ فَقَالَ «هَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ لَعَلَّهُ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ؟»