It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Ma'iz bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came and confessed to adultery (zina). He (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back. Then he came a second time, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back again. Then he came a third time, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back yet again. So I said (to Sayyiduna Ma'iz): If you come a fourth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) will stone you. He came again a fourth time, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be detained. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone (to find out about his condition) and asked about him, and the people said: We know nothing about him but good. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) issued the order to stone him."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه / 40
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف جدًّا» «أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 42، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 2574، وأخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 10604، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 36»