The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas. bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. This version has: Anas said: I saw one of them biting the earth with this mouth (teeth) on account of thirst and this they died.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Such criminals are to be killed in a painful manner, and they are no longer deserving of any pity or mercy.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4367