Salam . I came across a problematic narration in which prophet (saw) asked Imam Ali (as) to kill a person without even investigating the matter. Furthermore , Qur'an says that capital punishment can be only applied in two cases 1- Fasad Fil Arz and 2- For committing Murder , so why prophet (saw) asked in this narration to behead a person who had allegedly committed fornication ? I will be thankful of any knowledgeable brother or sister can shed some light on this. Here is the Narration : Shei