Sahih Muslim Hadith 4432

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[4432] 23 – ( … ) 'Abdullâh bin Buraidah narrated from his father that Mâ'iz bin Mâlik A]- AslamI came to the Messenger of Allah ç and said: "0 Messenger of Allah, I have wronged myself and committed Zinâ, and I want you to purify me." But he turned him away. The next day he came to him and said: "0 Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zinâ;" but he turned him away a second time, and the Messenger of Allah sent word to his people saying: "Do you know whether there is anything wrong with his mind?" They said: "All we know is that he is of sound mind, and he is one of our 3fr3;.;) :JU. righteous men as far as we can tell." He came to him () a third time, and he sent word to them again asking them, and they told him: "There is nothing 3.ti L..i wrong with him or his mind." When he came a fourth time, he LA had a pit dug for him then he ordered that he be stoned. – – -E Then the GhâmidI woman came and said: "0 Messenger of Allah, I have committed Zinâ, purify :LJU Lii :J me;" but he turned her away. L . The next day she said: "0 Messenger of Allah, why are you JL :iJu I turning me away? Perhaps you are turning me away as you turned Mâ'iz away. But by Allah, :Jii L5L::J i I am pregnant." He said: "Then no (not now), go away until you give birth." When she gave birth, she brought the child to him wrapped in a cloth, and said: "Here he is, I have given birth." ) :Jii iL He said: "Go away and breast- L (A j feed him until he is weaned." 'l When she had weaned him, she brought the boy to him, with a Ll2ii S1 i ! i piece of bread in his hand and said: "Here, 0 Prophet of Allah, I have weaned him, and he is eating food." He handed the boy over to one of the Muslim men, then he ordered that a pit be dug for her, up to her chest, and he _ii '- ordered the people to stone her. Khâlid bin Al-WalId came forward with a stone, which he !Li 3)) :JU j flung at her head. The blood spurted onto Khâlid's face and he Qi cursed her. The Prophet of Allah heard him cursing her and he said: "Calm down, 0 Khâlid! By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, she has repented in such a manner that if the Maks' 1 – collector repented like that, he would be forgiven." Then he ordered that the funeral prayer be offered for her, and she was buried.