وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أُقِيمَتْ عَلَيْهِ اَلْبَيِّنَةُ أَنَّهُ زَنَى ثُمَّ هَرَبَ قَالَ "إِنْ تَابَ فَمَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَ إِنْ وَقَعَ فِي يَدِ اَلْإِمَامِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ عَلِمَ مَكَانَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ ".
Abu Basir narrated from Imam Abu Abdullah (a.s) that he was asked about a man against whom evidence was established that he had committed adultery, but then he escaped. Imam (a.s) replied: "If he repents, then there is nothing upon him. However, if he is caught by the Imam before his repentance, the prescribed punishment (Hadd) will be carried out upon him. And if the Imam knows his whereabouts, he should send someone to bring him."