Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father, who said: I was sitting with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when a woman from the tribe of Banu Ghamid came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have committed adultery and I wish that you purify me (from this sin). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Go back." The next day she came again and confessed to adultery before the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Purify me. Perhaps you are sending me back just as you sent Ma'iz back. By Allah, I am pregnant. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Go back now, and when you have given birth, then come." So when she gave birth, she brought the child wrapped in a cloth and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Here, I have given birth. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Go and nurse him, and when he is weaned, then come." So when she had weaned the child, she brought him with a piece of bread in his hand and said: Look, O Messenger of Allah! Now I have weaned him. Upon this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) entrusted the child to a companion and ordered that a pit be dug for the woman. She was made to stand in it up to her chest and was ordered to be stoned. So she was made to stand in a pit up to her chest. Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) came forward, picked up a stone, and threw it at her head, causing blood to spatter onto his face. He then spoke harsh words to the woman. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) heard this, he said: "Stop, O Khalid! Do not speak ill of her. By Him in whose hand is my soul, this woman has repented with such a mighty repentance that if a tax collector (who oppresses people and torments the poor) were to repent in this way, his sin would also be forgiven." (Although in another hadith, such a person will not enter Paradise.) Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered that the funeral prayer be performed for her, and she was buried.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who had become pregnant as a result of adultery. She said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have committed an act deserving of the prescribed punishment, so establish the punishment upon me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called her guardian and said: "Take her and keep her well; when she gives birth, bring her to me." So he did so. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave orders regarding her, and her clothes were tied firmly around her. Then he ordered, and she was stoned to death. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer over her. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! You are offering the funeral prayer over one who committed adultery? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She has repented with such a repentance that if her repentance were distributed among seventy people of Madinah, it would be sufficient for all of them. Have you seen anyone better than the one who sacrificed her life for Allah?"