Imam Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sharaha Hamdaniyyah became pregnant, even though her husband was not present. So her master brought her to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is possible that he is your husband, or perhaps you were forced into this act? But she kept replying“No”to every question. So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) flogged her on Thursday, and on Friday he carried out the punishment of stoning to death, and I was present on both occasions. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered a pit to be dug for her up to her navel, and said that stoning is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the verse of stoning was also revealed. Later, those people of Yamamah who used to recite the verse of stoning and other verses of the Qur’an were destroyed.