وعن عبد الله بن عامر بن ربيعة رضي الله عنه قال : لقد أدركت أبا بكر وعمر وعثمان ومن بعدهم فلم أرهم يضربون المملوك في القذف إلا أربعين . رواه مالك والثوري في جامعه.
'Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi'ah narrated, 'I witnessed the time of Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman (RAA), and those who came after them. I never saw them flogging a slave for Qadhf (false accusation of adultery) except forty lashes.' Related by Malik, and Ath-Thawri in his book al-Jami.'
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه مالك في الموطأ:2 /828، وسفيان الثوري في الجامع.»
©Explanation:
According to this hadith, the legal punishment (hadd) for a male or female slave is half that of a free man or woman; for example, in the case of the hadd for fornication (zina), they receive fifty lashes.
Similarly, the hadd for false accusation (qadhf) is half, i.e., forty lashes.
This is the position of the majority of the scholars.
© Hadith Narrator:
«حضرت عبداللہ بن عامر» is well-known by the kunyah Abu Imran.
He was one of the seven famous and renowned Qur’an reciters.
He belonged to the second generation of the Tabi‘in and was trustworthy (thiqah) and a memorizer (hafiz).
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1051