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

When a woman went out in the time of the Prophet ﷺ for prayer, a man attacked her and overpowered (raped) her. She shouted and he went off, and when a man came by, she said: That (man) did such and such to me. And when a company of the Emigrants came by, she said: That man did such and such to me. They went and seized the man whom they thought had had intercourse with her and brought him to her. She said: Yes, this is he. Then they brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When he (the Prophet) was about to pass sentence, the man who (actually) had assaulted her stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, I am the man who did it to her. He (the Prophet) said to her: Go away, for Allah has forgiven you. But he told the man some good words.

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً خَرَجَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تُرِيدُ الصَّلاَةَ فَتَلَقَّاهَا رَجُلٌ فَتَجَلَّلَهَا فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا فَصَاحَتْ وَانْطَلَقَ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ذَاكَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَمَرَّتْ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ فَعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَانْطَلَقُوا فَأَخَذُوا الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي ظَنَّتْ أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَتَوْهَا بِهِ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ هُوَ هَذَا فَأَتَوْا بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا أَمَرَ بِهِ قَامَ صَاحِبُهَا الَّذِي وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا صَاحِبُهَا فَقَالَ اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكِ وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ قَوْلاً حَسَنًا

[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»