Hadith of al-Lajlaj (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ اللَّجْلَاجِ، ١٥٩٣٤ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُلَاثَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ اللَّجْلَاجِ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ فِي السُّوقِ، إِذْ مَرَّتْ امْرَأَةٌ تَحْمِلُ صَبِيًّا فَثَارَ النَّاسُ، وَثُرْتُ مَعَهُمْ، فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَهَا: " مَنْ أَبُو هَذَا؟ " فَسَكَتَتْ، فَقَالَ: " مَنْ أَبُو هَذَا؟ " فَسَكَتَتْ، فَقَالَ شَابٌّ بِحِذَائِهَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّهَا حَدِيثَةُ السِّنِّ، حَدِيثَةُ عَهْدٍ بِخِزْيَةٍ، وَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تُخْبِرْكَ، وَأَنَا أَبُوهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى مَنْ عِنْدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْهُ، فَقَالُوا: مَا عَلِمْنَا إِلَّا خَيْرًا - أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ - فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَحْصَنْتَ؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهِ، فَذَهَبْنَا فَحَفَرْنَا لَهُ حَتَّى أَمْكَنَّا، وَرَمَيْنَاهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ حَتَّى هَدَأَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى مَجَالِسِنَا، فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ، إِذْ أَنَا بِشَيْخٍ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْفَتَى، فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ (١) فَأَخَذْنَا بِتَلَابِيبِهِ، فَجِئْنَا بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْخَبِيثِ، فَقَالَ: " مَهْ، لَهُوَ أَطْيَبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ، ، رِيحًا مِنَ الْمِسْكِ " (١) قَالَ: فَذَهَبْنَا فَأَعَنَّاهُ عَلَى غُسْلِهِ، وَحَنُوطِهِ وَتَكْفِينِهِ وَحَفَرْنَا لَهُ وَلَا أَدْرِي أَذَكَرَ الصَّلَاةَ أَمْ لَا (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Lajlaj that once we were in the market when a woman passed by carrying her child. Seeing the woman with the child, people became agitated, and I too became angry. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he was asking her, "Who is the father of this child?" She remained silent. When he asked a second time, she again remained silent. Meanwhile, a young man came and stood beside the woman and said, "This is a young Muslim woman; she will not be able to answer you. I am the father of this child." Upon this, the Prophet (ﷺ) turned to the companions around him, as if he was asking them about this man. They said, "We only know good about him." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are you married?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to be stoned. We took him with us, dug a pit, and put him in it. Then we pelted him with stones until he became lifeless. Then we returned to our place. Meanwhile, an elder came asking about this young man. We stood up, took his hand, and brought him to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! This person is asking about that wicked one." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Be quiet. That person is more fragrant to Allah than the scent of musk." Hearing this, we returned and assisted in his ritual washing and shrouding, and prepared his grave. The narrator says, "I do not remember whether he mentioned the funeral prayer or not."