It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Jews came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and stated that a man and a woman among them had committed adultery. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the ruling of stoning in the Torah?" The Jews said: "Whoever among us commits adultery, we disgrace him and flog him." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You are lying; stoning is in the Torah. Bring the Torah and read it." They opened the Torah, and one of them placed his hand over the verse of stoning and read the verses before and after it. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Lift your hand." When he lifted his hand, the verse of stoning appeared. Then all the Jews said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) had spoken the truth; the verse of stoning is present. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the stoning, and the man and woman were stoned. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I saw the man leaning towards the woman to shield her from the stones." Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "That is, he would come over the woman so that the stones would fall on him and not on the woman."