This tradition has been transmitted by Abu Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ. This version has: He said each time: He should give her the appropriate beating according to Allah’s Book, but not Hurl reproaches at her. He said a fourth time: If she does it again, he should give her the appropriate beating according to Allah’s Book, and then should sell her even if only for a rope of hair.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الحدود / 4471
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح لغيره | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح بخاري (6839) صحيح مسلم (1703)
Hadith Takhrij« انظر حدیث رقم : 4469، (تحفة الأشراف: 14319) (صحیح) »
Brief Explanation
1؎: Because the legal punishment (hadd) for a slave woman is half that of a free woman.