We were sitting in the mosque in the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. A person came there and said: Messenger of Allah, I have committed an offence which deserves the imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept silent. He repeated it and said: Messenger of Allah, I have committed an offence which deserves the imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. He (the Holy Prophet) kept silent, and it was at this time that Iqama was pronounced for prayer (and the prayer was observed). And when Allah's Apostle ﷺ had concluded the payer that person followed Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abu Umama said: I too followed Messenger of Allah ﷺ after he had concluded the prayer, so that I should know what answer he would give to that person. That person remained attached to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, I have committed an offence which deserves imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. Abu Umama reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Didn't you see that as you got out of the house, you performed ablution perfectly well. He said: Messenger of Allah, of course. I did it. He again said to him: Then you observed prayer along with us. He said: Messenger of Allah, yes, it is so. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Verily, Allah has exempted you from the imposition of hadd, or he said. From your sin.  

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَنَحْنُ قُعُودٌ مَعَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَاتَّبَعَ الرَّجُلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ وَاتَّبَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْظُرُ مَا يَرُدُّ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَلَحِقَ الرَّجُلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرَأَيْتَ حِينَ خَرَجْتَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ تَوَضَّأْتَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ الْوُضُوءَ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ شَهِدْتَ الصَّلاَةَ مَعَنَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ حَدَّكَ أَوْ قَالَ ذَنْبَكَ  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering when a man came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin, so pray for Allah to establish His Book upon me." The Prophet ﷺ then established the prayer with us. After he finished, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left and the man followed him, and I followed him as well. The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin, so pray for Allah to establish His Book upon me." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Didn't you leave your house, perform ablution, and then join us in prayer?" The man replied, "Yes, I did." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then indeed, Allah has forgiven your sin or offense."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ قَالَ فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَبِعَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَتَبِعْتُهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْ عَلَيَّ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَيْسَ خَرَجْتَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ تَوَضَّأْتَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ الْوُضُوءَ وَصَلَّيْتَ مَعَنَا؟ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ حَدَّكَ أَوْ ذَنْبَكَ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "Indeed, I have committed a sin from the limits of Allah, so establish the punishment upon me." The Prophet ﷺ remained silent to him. Then he repeated his request, and the Prophet ﷺ remained silent to him again. Then the prayer was established and he prayed. After that, he left and the man followed him and repeated his request to the Prophet ﷺ. He said, "Did you perform ablution when you left your house and did you do it well, then did you pray with us?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, Allah has forgiven your sin or your mistake."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا مِنْ حُدُودِ اللهِ فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَيَّ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ الرَّجُلُ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «هَلْ تَوَضَّأْتَ حِينَ خَرَجْتَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتَ مَعَنَا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ ذَنْبَكَ أَوْ حَدَّكَ»