It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Sayyiduna Ma'iz bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) to confess his crime, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him: "Perhaps you only flirted with her? Or kissed her? Or looked at her?" In fact, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was concerned that he might not know the actual meaning of adultery.