Jesus, Muhammad, and the Adulterous Woman

During the lives of both Jesus and Muhammad, both men were confronted with the issue of a woman caught in the act of adultery.  Under Old Testament Mosaic Law, if someone was caught in the act of adultery, both the adulterer and the adulteress would be stoned to death.  In the Gospel of John, Chapter 8, Verse 10-11, the Scribes and Pharisees came before Jesus and brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery and placed her before him.  “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”  When they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”  In an amazing act of love, Jesus did not command this woman's death, nor did he condemn, her.  He correctly pointed out that all have fallen short of the Law, and that one can only be saved by the Grace of God.  He forgave this woman of her sin and allowed her to go, urging her to turn away from sin and turn to God before she departed.  

Now how did Muhammad respond when confronted with a similar situation?  In Sahih Muslim, Book 17, No. 4206 a woman from Ghamid came before Muhammad and confessed that she had committed adultery and became pregnant as a result.  She pleaded with Muhammad to purify her of her sin.  Muhammad permitted the adulterous woman to give birth to her child, nurse him until he was old enough to eat.  Once this time had passed, Muhammad gave the child to the Muslims and had the woman buried up to her chest and stoned to death.  That sad truth is that according to Muslim sources, this is supposed to be an example of Muhammad's mercy.  Furthermore, Islamic Law dictated that when stoned to death, the stones must not be so big that they lead to a quick death.  The purpose of this is to prolong the suffering of the condemned.  So who is the more merciful man?  Who was it that knew the Love of God better?  

Sources:

Gabriel, Mark.  Jesus and Muhammad: Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities.  Lake Mary, FL:    FrontLine, 2015.