A man who falsely accuses a whole group together

Al-Sha'bi and al-Hasan al-Basri said: When someone slanders an entire group, he is to be flogged as a single punishment, and when he slanders different people, he is to be flogged as a punishment on account of each one of them.

Hisham reported from al-Hasan al-Basri that the two of them said: When someone slanders a group all together, he is to be flogged with one prescribed punishment, and when he slanders them separately, he is to be flogged with a prescribed punishment for each one of them.

Yunus said that it is reported from al-Hasan al-Basri concerning a man who slanders an entire group. He said: He is to be flogged as a punishment on account of each person among them.

Abu Ma'shar said that it is reported from Ibrahim concerning a person who makes one slanderous accusation against an entire group. He said: One prescribed punishment is to be carried out on him. And Qatadah said: It is reported from al-Hasan al-Basri that there is a prescribed punishment on account of each man among them.

And Qatadah said: It is reported from al-Hasan al-Basri that there is a prescribed punishment on account of each man among them.

Sufyan said that Hammad said: He is to be given one punishment.

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: When he slanders several times, there is one punishment.

Ma'mar said that al-Zuhri used to say: When a man makes one slanderous accusation against a group, only one punishment is binding on him.

Abu al-Ala said that it is reported from Qatadah and Abu Hashim concerning a man who falsely slandered an entire group. He said: One punishment is binding on him.

Ibn Jurayj said that it is reported from Ata concerning a person who entered upon a household and slandered them. He said: There is one prescribed punishment.

Abd al-Karim said that Tawus said: There is only one prescribed punishment.

Idris said that Hammad said: He is to be given one punishment.

Hisham bin Urwah said that it is reported from Urwah concerning a person who slandered an entire group. He said: If he slandered them in one statement, there is one prescribed punishment on him; and if he slandered them separately, a punishment is binding on him on account of each one of them. And the same ruling applies to the thief.