a woman came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "I have committed adultery." Imam (as) turned his face away from her. She moved to face Imam (as) again and repeated: "I have committed adultery," but Imam (as) turned away once more. She repeated it a third and then a fourth time. After the fourth confession, Imam (as) ordered that she be detained. It was discovered that she was pregnant, so Imam (as) waited until she gave birth. Afterward, Imam (as) commanded that a pit be dug for her in the open space of Rahbah. Imam (as) dressed her in a new garment and placed her into the pit up to her waist and chest level. Imam (as) then closed the gate of Rahbah and threw a stone at her, saying, "In the name of Allah (swt). O' Allah (swt), in confirmation of Your Book and the Sunnah of Your Prophet." Then Imam (as) instructed Qanbar to throw a stone at her. Afterward, Imam (as) returned to his house and said: "O' Qanbar, permit the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) to enter." They entered and began stoning her, each throwing a stone. When they were unsure whether to reuse the same stones or throw new ones while she was still alive, they said: "O' Qanbar, inform him that we have stoned her with our stones, but she is still alive. What should we do?" Imam (as) replied: "Return to your stones," and they continued until she died. They asked: "She has now died, what should we do with her?" Imam (as) said: "Hand her over to her family and instruct them to treat her as they would their deceased."