Hadith #195

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‏ ‏وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ‏ ‏قَالَ جَاءَ ‏ ‏مَاعِزُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ ‏ ‏إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ مِنْ ‏ ‏شِقِّهِ ‏ ‏الْأَيْمَنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ مِنْ ‏ ‏شِقِّهِ ‏ ‏الْأَيْسَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏إِنِّي قَدْ زَنَيْتُ فَقَالَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا بِهِ فَارْجُمُوهُ وَقَالَ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِ فَلَمَّا مَسَّتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ ‏ ‏أَدْبَرَ ‏ ‏وَاشْتَدَّ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ ‏ ‏رَجُلٌ ‏ ‏فِي يَدِهِ لَحْيُ جَمَلٍ فَضَرَبَهُ بِهِ فَذُكِرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏فِرَارُهُ حِينَ مَسَّتْهُ الْحِجَارَةُ قَالَ فَهَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ ‏

English Translation

With the same chain of narration, he said: Ma'iz ibn Malik al-Aslami came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery." the Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Then he came from his right side and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery." He turned away from him. Then he came from his left side and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery." He said this four times. the Prophet ﷺ then said: "Take him away and stone him." So they took him, and when the stones struck him, he turned and ran. A man met him with the jawbone of a camel and struck him with it. When his fleeing upon being struck by the stones was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "Why did you not leave him alone?"

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 195

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9433

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45823