Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Ma`iz ibn Malik Al-Aslami came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have wronged myself by committing adultery, and I want you to purify me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him. The next day, he came back and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery,” and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him a second time. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for his people and asked them, “Do you know of anything wrong with him mentally? Have you ever noticed any strange behavior on his part?” They said, “We know that he is of sound mind. He is among the righteous people, as far as we can see.” Ma`iz came back a third time, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for his people too, and they told him that there was nothing wrong with him or with his mind. On the fourth day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a hole dug for him, and commanded that he should be stoned.

The Ghamidi woman came and said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have committed adultery, so purify me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from her. The next day, she came back and asked, “Why are you turning away from me? Perhaps you are turning away from me as you turned Ma`iz away, but by Allah I am pregnant.” He said, “Then no (I will not carry out the punishment). Go away until you have given birth.” When she had given birth, she brought the child wrapped in a cloth and said, “Here, I have given birth to him.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Go away and breastfeed him until he is weaned.” When she had weaned him, she brought the child, holding a piece of bread in his hand, and said: “O Messenger of Allah, here he is, I have weaned him and he is eating solid food now.” The child was given to one of the Muslims to take care of, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that a chest-deep hole be dug for her, and that she be stoned. Khalid ibn Al-Waleed picked up a stone and threw it at her head. Blood spurted out onto his face and he swore at her. The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard what he said, and told him: “Take it easy, O Khalid! By Him in Whose hand is my soul, she has repented in such a way that if the tax-gatherer had done so, he would have been forgiven.” (Muslim). Then he gave orders that the (funeral) prayer should be offered for her, and she was buried.

According to one report, `Umar said: “O Messenger of Allah, you had her stoned and now you will pray for her!” He said: “She has repented in such a way that if it were to be shared out among seventy people of Madinah, it would be sufficient for them. Can you find anyone better than one who gives up her soul for the sake of Allah?” (`Abd Ar-Razzaq in Al-Musannaf)