Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ الْعَاصِ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يَكْتُبَانِ الْمَصَاحِفَ فَمَرُّوا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الشَّيْخُ وَالشَّيْخَةُ إِذَا زَنَيَا فَارْجُمُوهُمَا الْبَتَّةَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ أَكْتِبْنِيهَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَكَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَلَا تَرَى أَنَّ الشَّيْخَ إِذَا لَمْ يُحْصَنْ جُلِدَ وَأَنَّ الشَّابَّ إِذَا زَنَى وَقَدْ أُحْصِنَ رُجِمَ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us: Shu'ba told us, from Qatada, from Yunus ibn Jubayr, from Kathir ibn al-Salt, who said: Ibn al-As and Zayd ibn Thabit were writing out copies of the Qur'an, and they passed by this verse, and Zayd said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: 'The old man and the old woman, when they commit adultery, stone them absolutely.'" Umar said: "When this was revealed, I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: 'Write it down for me.'" Shu'ba said: It seems he disliked that. Umar said: "Do you not see that the old man, if he is not married, is [only] flogged, and the young man, if he commits adultery and is married, is stoned?"