A Muslim who falsely accuses a dhimmi: is he liable to the hadd punishment or not?

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: Whoever slanders a Jew or a Christian, there is no prescribed punishment upon him.

Nafi' reports that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The one who slanders an umm walad is to be lashed."

The above statement is also reported from al-Sha'bi through this chain.

Yunus said that al-Hasan al-Basri also used to say the same.

Hisham said that Urwah said: There is no prescribed punishment on one who slanders a dhimmi.

Tawus, Mujahid and others, all of these men, said: When a Jewish or a Christian woman is married to a Muslim, there is no li'an (mutual imprecation) between them, nor is there a prescribed punishment on the one who slanders either of them.

And al-Hakam reported from Ibrahim; they said: When a Jewish or a Christian woman is married to a Muslim, there is no li'an (mutual imprecation) between them, nor is there a prescribed punishment on the one who slanders either of them.

Abd al-Malik bin Abi Ghaniyyah said that al-Hakam said: When a man slanders a man whose mother is a Jew or a Christian, there is no prescribed punishment on him.

Ma'mar said that al-Zuhri said: When a Jew or a Christian is slandered, the one who slandered them is to be given a discretionary punishment (ta'zir).

Abu Khaldah said that Ikrimah said: If a man were brought to me who had slandered a Jew or a Christian, and I were the ruler, I would certainly beat him.