Here we will look at examples of repentance among the early generation of this ummah, the
Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
Buraydah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that Maa’iz ibn Maalik al-Aslami came to
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O
Messenger of Allaah, I have wronged myself by committing adultery, and I want you to purify
me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned him away. The next
day, he came back and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I have committed adultery,” and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned him away a second time. The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah 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 behaviour on his part?” They said, “What we know is that he is of sound mind. He is
among the righteous people, as far as we can see.” Maa’iz came back a third time, and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah 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 of Allaah be upon him) had a hole dug for him, and commanded that he
should be stoned. The Ghaamidi woman came and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have
committed adultery, so purify me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
turned her away. The next day, she came back and asked, “Why are you turning me away?
Perhaps you are turning me away as you turned Maa’iz away, but by Allaah 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 of Allaah 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 Allaah, 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 of Allaah be upon him) ordered that a chest-deep hole be dug
for her, and that she be stoned. Khaalid 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 Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard what he said, and told him: “Take it easy, O Khaalid! 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.” (Reported by 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 Allaah, 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 Madeenah, it would be sufficient for them. Can you find anyone better
than one who gives up her soul for the sake of Allaah?” (Reported by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-
Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
Buraydah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that Maa’iz ibn Maalik al-Aslami came to
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: “O
Messenger of Allaah, I have wronged myself by committing adultery, and I want you to purify
me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned him away. The next
day, he came back and said: “O Messenger of Allaah, I have committed adultery,” and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned him away a second time. The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah 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 behaviour on his part?” They said, “What we know is that he is of sound mind. He is
among the righteous people, as far as we can see.” Maa’iz came back a third time, and the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah 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 of Allaah be upon him) had a hole dug for him, and commanded that he
should be stoned. The Ghaamidi woman came and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I have
committed adultery, so purify me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
turned her away. The next day, she came back and asked, “Why are you turning me away?
Perhaps you are turning me away as you turned Maa’iz away, but by Allaah 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 of Allaah 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 Allaah, 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 of Allaah be upon him) ordered that a chest-deep hole be dug
for her, and that she be stoned. Khaalid 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 Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard what he said, and told him: “Take it easy, O Khaalid! 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.” (Reported by 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 Allaah, 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 Madeenah, it would be sufficient for them. Can you find anyone better
than one who gives up her soul for the sake of Allaah?” (Reported by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-
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