Sahih Muslim Book - 29, Hadith - 4431

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ الْهَمْدَانِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمُحَارِبِىُّ - عَنْ غَيْلاَنَ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَامِعٍ الْمُحَارِبِىُّ - عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ جَاءَ مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ « وَيْحَكَ ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « وَيْحَكَ ارْجِعْ فَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَتُبْ إِلَيْهِ ». قَالَ فَرَجَعَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فِيمَ أُطَهِّرُكَ ». فَقَالَ مِنَ الزِّنَى. فَسَأَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَبِهِ جُنُونٌ ». فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمَجْنُونٍ. فَقَالَ « أَشَرِبَ خَمْرًا ». فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَنْكَهَهُ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مِنْهُ رِيحَ خَمْرٍ. قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَزَنَيْتَ ». فَقَالَ نَعَمْ. فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَرُجِمَ فَكَانَ النَّاسُ فِيهِ فِرْقَتَيْنِ قَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ هَلَكَ لَقَدْ أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ مَا تَوْبَةٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ تَوْبَةِ مَاعِزٍ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِى يَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اقْتُلْنِى بِالْحِجَارَةِ - قَالَ - فَلَبِثُوا بِذَلِكَ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَقَالَ « اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ». قَالَ فَقَالُوا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لِمَاعِزِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ. - قَالَ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَقَدْ تَابَ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ أُمَّةٍ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ ». قَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ غَامِدٍ مِنَ الأَزْدِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طَهِّرْنِى. فَقَالَ « وَيْحَكِ ارْجِعِى فَاسْتَغْفِرِى اللَّهَ وَتُوبِى إِلَيْهِ ». فَقَالَتْ أَرَاكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُرَدِّدَنِى كَمَا رَدَّدْتَ مَاعِزَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ. قَالَ « وَمَا ذَاكِ ». قَالَتْ إِنَّهَا حُبْلَى مِنَ الزِّنَا. فَقَالَ « آنْتِ ». قَالَتْ نَعَمْ. فَقَالَ لَهَا « حَتَّى تَضَعِى مَا فِى بَطْنِكِ ». قَالَ فَكَفَلَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى وَضَعَتْ قَالَ فَأَتَى النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْغَامِدِيَّةُ. فَقَالَ « إِذًا لاَ نَرْجُمَهَا وَنَدَعَ وَلَدَهَا صَغِيرًا لَيْسَ لَهُ مَنْ يُرْضِعُهُ ». فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ إِلَىَّ رَضَاعُهُ يَا نَبِىَّ اللَّهِ. قَالَ فَرَجَمَهَا.

It was narrated from Sulaiman bin Buraidah that his father said: "Ma'iz bin Malik came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: 'P Messenger of Allah, purify me! He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me!' He said: 'Woe to you, go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' He came back shortly after that and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me!' The Prophet (s.a.w) said something similar, then when it was the fourth time the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to him: 'From what should I purify you?' He said: 'From Zina.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) asked, 'Is he insane?' and he was told that he was not insane. He said: Has he drunk wine? A man got up and smelt his breath, and he did not find any smell of wine. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Did you commit Zina?' He said: 'Yes.' So he ordered that he be stoned. The people were of two minds about him. Some said: 'He is doomed, he has been encompassed by his sin.' Others said: 'There is no repentance better than that of Ma'iz; he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and put his hand in his, and said: Kill me with stones.' This (controversy) carried on for two or three days, then the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came when they were sitting. He greeted them with Salam then sat down, and said: 'Pray for forgiveness for Ma'iz bin Malik.' They said: 'May Allah forgive Ma'iz bin Malik.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'He has repented in such a way that if it were to be divided among a nation it would be sufficient for them."' "Then a woman from Ghamid from Al-Azd came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, purify me.' He said: 'Woe to you! Go back and seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.' She said: I think that you want to turn me away as you turned Ma'iz away. He said: 'Why is that?' She said: "I am pregnant as a result of Zina." He said: 'You have done that?' She said: 'Yes.' He said to her: 'Not until you give birth to that which is in your womb.' A man among the Ansar sponsored her until she gave birth, then he came to the Prophet ~ and said: 'The Ghamidi woman has given birth.' He said: 'We will not stone her and leave her young child with no one to breast-feed him.' A man among the Ansar said: 'I will take responsibility for his breastfeeding, O Prophet of Allah.' Then he had her stoned.''