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Buraidah said:

A woman of Ghamid came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: I have committed fornication. He said: Go back. She returned, and on the next day she came to him again, and said: Perhaps you want to send me back as you did to Ma’iz b. Malik. I swear by Allah, I am pregnant. He said to her: Go back. She then returned and came to him the next day. He said to her: Go back until you give birth to a child. She then returned. When she gave birth to a child, she brought the child to him, and said: Here it is! I have given birth to it. He said: Go back, and suckle him until you wean him. When she had weaned him, she brought him (the boy) to him with something in his hand which he was eating. The boy was then given to a certain man of the Muslims and he (the Prophet) commanded regarding her. So a pit was dug for her, and he gave orders about her and she was stoned to death. Khalid was one of those who were throwing stones at her. He threw a stone at her. When a drop blood fell on his cheeks, he abused her. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: Gently, Khalid. By Him in whose hand my soul is, she has reported to such an extent that if one who wrongfully takes extra tax were to repent to a like extent, he would be forgiven. Then giving command regarding her, prayed over her and she was buried.

source:
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/40/92

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Coz I know you don’t know how ahadith are read you forgot to cross check this ahadith with other sources, but don’t worry I’ll do it for you in part:

It is recorded in Sahih Muslim (Kitab al-Hudud, the Book of Punishments), that there came to Muhammad [SIZE=5]ﷺ [/SIZE]a woman from the tribe of Ghamid. The woman approached him and said, “O Allah’s Messenger, I have committed adultery, so purify me.” The Prophet’s [SIZE=5]ﷺ [/SIZE]eyes filled with grief and he turned away from her, dismissing her from the gathering.

The next day, al-Ghamidiyyah returned and once again publicly confessed her crime. “O Allah’s Messenger, why do you turn me away?” she beseeched. “Perhaps you turn me away as you turned away Ma’iz. By Allah, I have become pregnant!”

RasulAllah [SIZE=5]ﷺ [/SIZE]answered,[SIZE=5]If you insist upon it(the punishment)[/SIZE], then leave and return only after you give birth.”

As is evidenced by the highlighted part in the above hadith, Muhammad [SIZE=5]ﷺ [/SIZE][SIZE=4]asked if the woman insisted on the punishment which she clearly knew was death, [/SIZE]
was faced with these woman, how did he react? Did he curse her, shame her, declare that she was no longer fit to be called Muslim?

No. Rather, he recognized her faith and before anything else extended to her a way out, a merciful option which would allow her to live her life as she had before, to give birth to and raise her children in peace. What mother doesn’t want to witness her baby’s first smile, first steps, first words? What mother doesn’t want to be there to watch her child grow up before her eyes, to provide love and comfort, to take part in the pride and joy that accompanies childhood, adolescence, and adulthood?

[SIZE=5]The Prophet ﷺ led her funeral prayers. `Umar questioned, "O Messenger of Allah! She committed Zina and you have performed funeral prayer for her?‘’ He replied, "Verily, she made repentance which would suffice for seventy of the people of Al-Madinah if it is divided among them. Can there be any higher degree of repentance than that she sacrificed her life voluntarily to win the Pleasure of Allah, the Exalted?‘’[/SIZE]
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The last part of your quote is very significant.

She did it for the pleasure of Allah.

Say no more.

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Everything we do should be for the pleasure of Allah. I’ll say no more.