Hadith 946:3
'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from Yazid ibn Nu'aym, from his father: That Ma'iz ibn Malik came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: "Apply the Book of Allah upon me." He turned away from him four times, then he ordered him to be stoned. When the stones touched him—'Abd al-Rahman said: And he said once: When they bit him—he panicked and ran out quickly. 'Abd Allah ibn Unays (or Anas) went out from his gathering and struck him with the shank of a donkey, which brought him down. He then came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and told him of his affair. He said: "Why did you not leave him? Perhaps he would have repented, and Allah would have accepted his repentance." Then he said: "O Hazzal, if you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you."
حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي، عن سفيان، عن زيد بن أسلم، عن يزيد بن نعيم، عن أبيه: أن ماعز بن مالك أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: أقم علي كتاب الله. فأعرض عنه أربع مرات، ثم أمر برجمه، فلما مسته الحجارة، قال عبد الرحمن: وقال مرة: فلما عضته جزع، فخرج يشتد، وخرج عبد الله بن أنيس، أو أنس من ناديه ، فرماه بوظيف حمار، فصرعه، فأتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فحدثه بأمره، فقال: " " هلا تركتموه، لعله أن يتوب فيتوب الله عليه " " ثم قال: " " يا هزال، لو سترته بثوبك، كان خيرا لك " "