Why did Prophet Muhammad perform stoning if it was not advised through quran?
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As per following Hadith, Muhammad (sa) ordered and performed stoning as punishment for adultery. It was even performed to a woman.
> Sahih Muslim (17:4196) - A married man confesses to adultery.
> Muhammad orders him planted in the ground and pelted with stones.
> According to the passage, the first several stones caused such pain
> that he tried to escape and had to be dragged back.
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> Sahih Muslim (17:4206) - A woman who became pregnant confesses to
> Muhammad that she is guilty of adultery. Muhammad allows her to have
> the child, then has her stoned. The description is graphic: "Khalid b
> Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head and there
> spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her."
According to following Quran verses, punishment for adultery is 100 lashes or house arrest maximum.
> an-Nur, 24:2 The adulteress and adulterer should be flogged a hundred lashes each,
> and no pity for them should deter you from the law of God, if you
> believe in God and the Last Day; and the punishment should be
> witnessed by a body of believers.
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> an-Nisa', 4:15 If any of your women is guilty of unnatural offence,
> bring four of your witnesses to give evidence; if they testify against
> them, retain them in the houses until death overtakes them or God
> provides some other way for them.
So, if stoning was not advised in quran, how come Muhammad (sa) made such decisions?
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