Hadith 467

(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – a number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Al Hakam Bin Miskeen, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, ‘From Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘There was a king among the children of Israel and there was a judge of his, and for the judge there was a brother, and he was a truthful man, and for him was a wife whom the Prophets-as had begotten. The king wanted to send a man regarding a need. He said to the judge, ‘Seek out a trustworthy man! ’ He said, ‘I don’t know of anyone more trusting than my brother’. So, he called him in order to send him, but the man disliked that and said to his brother, ‘I dislike letting go of my wife’. He was determined upon him, so he could not find an escape from the going out. He said to his brother, ‘I am not leaving behind anything more important to me than my wife, so replace me regarding her and take charge of her needs’. He said, ‘Yes’. The man went out, and the woman disliked his going out. The judge used to come to her and ask her about her needs and standing for her. He fascinates her, so he invited her to himself, but she refused to him. He swore upon her, ‘If you don’t do so, we shall inform the king that you have been immoral! ’ She said, ‘Do whatever comes to you! I will not answer you to anything from what you seek’. He came to the king. He said, ‘The wife of my brother has been immoral, and that has been proven in my presence’. The king said to him, ‘Purify (punish) her! ’ He came to her and said, ‘The king has ordered me with stoning you (to death), so what are you saying? Either you answer me or else I shall stone you! ’ She said, ‘I will not answer you, so do whatever comes to you (your mind)! ’
He brought her out and stoned her, and the people were with him. When he thought that she had died, he left her and dispersed, and the night shielded her, and there was last breath with her. She moved and came out from the pit, then she walked upon her face (crawling) until she went out from the city. She ended up to a monastery wherein was a Monk. She slept by the door. When the Monk woke up in the morning, he opened the door and saw her. He asked her about her story. She informed him. He had mercy on her and let her enter the monastery, and there was a young son for him, and he did not happen to have other than him, and he was of a good state. He treated her until she was cured from her illness (wounds) and was healed. Then he handed over his son to her. So, she used to nourish him, and there were a treasurer for the Monk standing with his affairs. He fascinated her, so he invited her to himself, but she refused. He made efforts with her, but she refused. He said, ‘If you don’t do so, I will strive in killing you! ’ She said, ‘Do whatever comes to you’. So, he deliberated to the child and pounded his neck and went to the monk. He said to him, ‘You have taken in an immoral woman who had been immoral, and you handed over your son to her