Nuaim bin Hazzal says that Ma'iz bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) used to work for my father. My father had a slave woman whose name was Fatimah; she used to graze his goats. Ma'iz became involved with her. My father said to him, "Go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and inform him of this incident; perhaps a command regarding you will be revealed in the Qur'an." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be stoned. So the people took him towards "Harrah." When Ma'iz was about to be stoned and stones struck him, he felt the pain and ran away quickly. The people were unable to catch him, then suddenly Abdullah bin Unais met him; he struck him with a camel bone, which caused his death. Then he went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this incident. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why did you not leave him? Perhaps he would have repented and Allah would have accepted his repentance." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to my father, "Hazzal! By Allah! If you had hidden him in your clothes, it would have been better than what you did to him."