Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man from Fadak committed adultery, so the people of Fadak wrote a letter to some Jews living in Madinah Munawwarah, asking them to inquire from Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace be upon him) about this matter. If he orders flogging, then accept it, but if he orders stoning, then do not accept it. Those people asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about this matter, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Send to me two of your most knowledgeable men." So they brought a one-eyed man whose name was "Surya" and another man. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked both of them: "Are you two the most knowledgeable among you?" They replied: Our people have presented us before you for this very reason. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked them: "Do you not have the command of Allah in the Torah?" They replied: Yes, we do. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Then I ask you by the One who parted the sea for the Children of Israel, who shaded you with clouds, who saved you from Pharaoh and his companions, and who sent down manna and quails upon the Children of Israel—what do you find in the Torah regarding stoning?" One of them said to the other: I have never been asked to swear such an oath. Then both replied: Repeating the act is also adultery, embracing is also adultery, kissing is also adultery, and if four men testify that they saw a man committing adultery in the manner that a needle enters a kohl container, then stoning becomes obligatory. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "That is it." Then, by the order of the Prophet (peace be upon him), that man was stoned. Then this verse was revealed: «فَإِنْ جَاءُوكَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَإِنْ تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ» (5-al-Ma'idah:42) "If they come to you, judge between them or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they will not harm you at all. But if you judge, judge between them with justice."