Sunan Abi Da'ud · Hadith 4377

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى، عن سفيان، عن زيد بن أسلم، عن يزيد بن نعيم، عن أبيه، أن ماعزا، أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأقر عنده أربع مرات فأمر برجمه وقال لهزال ‏"‏ لو سترته بثوبك كان خيرا لك ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Narrated Nu'aym: Ma'iz came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and admitted (having committed adultery) four times in his presence so he ordered him to be stoned to death, but said to Huzzal: If you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).