Hadith 467

, ‘This water, I shall drink from, and fruit, I shall eat from it. I will worship Allah-azwj in this place’. Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed to a Prophet-as from the Prophets-as of the children of Israel that he-as should go to that king and saying, ‘In an island from the islands of the sea, there is a creature from My-azwj creatures. So, you and the ones in your kingdom should go until they come to this creature of Mine-azwj and acknowledge your sins to him. Then you should ask that creature to forgive you all. If he were to forgive you all, I-azwj will Forgive you all! ”
The king went with the people of his kingdom to that island. They saw a woman. The king advanced towards her. He said to her, ‘This judge of mine came to me and informed me that the wife of his brother had been immoral, so I had ordered him with stoning her, and he had not established any proof in my presence, so I fear that I might have proceeded upon what is not Permissible for me. I would love it if you could seek Forgiveness for me’. She said, ‘May Allah-azwj Forgive you, be seated! ’
Then her husband came, and he did not recognise her. He said, ‘There used to be a wife for me and there were merits for her and righteousness, and I had gone out from her, and she had disliked that. I replaced with my brother (in charge) upon her. When I returned, I asked about her, and my brother informed me that she had been immoral, so he had stoned her, and I am fearing that I might have lost her. So, seek Forgiveness for me, may Allah-azwj Forgive you! ’
She said, ‘May Allah-azwj Forgive you, be seated! ’ She made him sit to a side of the king. Then the judge came. He said, ‘There used to be a wife of my brother, and she had fascinated me. I invited her to the immorality, but she refused. I informed the king that she had been immoral, and he ordered me with stoning her, so I stoned her, and I had lied upon her, so seek Forgiveness for me’. She said, ‘May Allah-azwj Forgive you! ’
Then she turned towards her husband. She said, ‘Listen’. Then the monk came, and he narrated his story, and said, ‘I expelled her at night, and I am fearing that maybe a lion had come across her and killer her’. She said, ‘May Allah-azwj Forgive you, be seated! ’
Then the treasurer came. He narrated his story. She said to the Monk, ‘Listen. May Allah-azwj Forgive you! ’
Then the crucified one came and narrated his story. She said, ‘May Allah-azwj not Forgive you! ’’
He-asws said: ‘Then she turned to her husband. She said, ‘I am your wife, and all what you have heard, so rather it is my story and there isn’t any need for me regarding the men, and I would love it if you could take this ship and whatever is in it and free my way, so I can worship Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic in this island, for you have seen what I have faced from the men’. He did so and took the ship and whatever was in it, and he freed her way, and the king and the people of his kingdom left’’. [246]