Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27593

Al-Hasan bin Ali told us, Abd al-Razzaq told us, Muammar told us, on the authority of Yahya bin Abi Kathir, on the authority of Abu Qilaba, on the authority of Abu al-Muhallab, On the authority of Imran bin Husayn, that a woman from Juhayna confessed to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, her adultery and said, “I am pregnant.” So he called. The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, was her guardian, and he said, “Be kind to her, and when she gives birth, inform me.” So he did so and ordered her to do so, and it became difficult for her. Then he ordered her to be stoned, then he prayed over her, and Omar ibn Al-Khattab said to him, “O Messenger of God, you stoned her, then you should pray over her.” He said, “She has repented with such a repentance that, if it were divided among seventy of the people of the city, it would be sufficient for them. Has she found anything better than her sacrifice?” “By itself, for God’s sake.” Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith.