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The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, sent for her guardian
and said to him, "Treat her kindly, and after she has delivered the
child, bring her back."
This he did, and the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in
accordance with the Koranic law, asked for the punishment to be
carried out. Her clothes were tied securely around her and she was
stoned to death.
After, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, led the funeral
prayer over her. Omar Farooq remarked, „O Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, she was guilty of adultery yet you
are led her funeral prayer.‟ „Yes,‟ he answered, „she repented in
such away that if her repentance was to be spread over seventy
people of Medina it would have sufficed them all. There cannot be a
better or higher degree of repentance than this; she chose to speak
the truth at the cost of her life for the sake of winning the pleasure of
Allah.‟
and said to him, "Treat her kindly, and after she has delivered the
child, bring her back."
This he did, and the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in
accordance with the Koranic law, asked for the punishment to be
carried out. Her clothes were tied securely around her and she was
stoned to death.
After, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, led the funeral
prayer over her. Omar Farooq remarked, „O Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, she was guilty of adultery yet you
are led her funeral prayer.‟ „Yes,‟ he answered, „she repented in
such away that if her repentance was to be spread over seventy
people of Medina it would have sufficed them all. There cannot be a
better or higher degree of repentance than this; she chose to speak
the truth at the cost of her life for the sake of winning the pleasure of
Allah.‟