This man and his wife were living in different cities.

This man and his wife were living in different cities. The Islamic punishment for such a crime is torture by whipping and not stoning. This time too the verdict was annulled by Imam Ali (as). Five wrongdoers were brought to the Caliph for having committed fornication. The Caliph ordered each one to receive whips. Imam Ali (as) was present. He said each one has got a special case and punishment.

One is a non-Muslim infidel who should be killed because he was living in a Muslim community but had violated his obligations; the second one was a married man who had to be stoned; the third one was a…