They brought to Umar, a woman who had confessed that she became pregnant through fornication and Umar ordered her to be stoned to death.
Ali (a.s.) learnt of this and asked: “What is the story of this woman?”
They replied: “Umar has ordered her to be stoned to death.”
Ali (a.s.) sent her away and said: “You have the discretion to punish her, but what power do you have on the unborn child? Perhaps her confession was forced.”
Umar said: “It was like this.” Ali (a.s.) said: “Have you not heard that Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: There is no penalty who confesses after torture? And confession is not acceptable from one, who is chained and imprisoned. Or one who is threatened.”
Umar released that woman and remarked: “Women are helpless to give birth to the like of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.). If Ali had not been there, Umar would have perished.”
(Riyazun Nazara, 2:196 [3/143]; Al-Manaqib, Khwarizmi, 48 [Pg. 81, H. 65])
Ali (a.s.) learnt of this and asked: “What is the story of this woman?”
They replied: “Umar has ordered her to be stoned to death.”
Ali (a.s.) sent her away and said: “You have the discretion to punish her, but what power do you have on the unborn child? Perhaps her confession was forced.”
Umar said: “It was like this.” Ali (a.s.) said: “Have you not heard that Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: There is no penalty who confesses after torture? And confession is not acceptable from one, who is chained and imprisoned. Or one who is threatened.”
Umar released that woman and remarked: “Women are helpless to give birth to the like of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.). If Ali had not been there, Umar would have perished.”
(Riyazun Nazara, 2:196 [3/143]; Al-Manaqib, Khwarizmi, 48 [Pg. 81, H. 65])
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