Chapter on What Necessitates Discretionary Punishment, Legal Punishment, Stoning, Execution, and Exile in Adultery

The Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام brought out Shuraha Al-Hamdaniyyah, and the crowd became so dense that people were almost killing one another due to the overcrowding. When Imam عليه السلام saw this, Imam عليه السلام ordered her to be taken back until the crowd dispersed. Then she was brought out again, and the gate was closed. Imam عليه السلام said: "They stoned her until she died." Afterward, Imam عليه السلام commanded that the gate be opened, and whoever entered began cursing her. When Imam عليه السلام observed this, Imam عليه السلام called out through his announcer, "O' people! Restrain your tongues from her, for no punishment is carried out except that it serves as atonement for that sin, just as a debt is repaid by a debt."