Rajm

Rajm is an Arabic word that means "stoning". It is commonly used to refer to the Hudud punishment wherein an organized group throws stones at a convicted individual until that person dies. Traditionally it is called for in cases of adultery where the criteria for conviction are met. The appropriate punishment for adultery committed by a married man or married woman with someone who is not legal to him/her and there is a confession from either the adulterer/adulteress or the confession of testimony of four witnesses (as prescribed by the Quran in Surah an-Nur verse 4). Other Muslims disagree entirely regarding its legality, arguing that it cannot be found in the Qur'an. However Surah an-Nur deals with adultery in regard to unmarried men and women (regarded as fornication as the Arabic word Zina, describes both fornication and adultery) and does not prescribe the punishment towards those who commit adultery whilst married.