Reports on lashing in hadd punishments

Abu Uthman said: "A man was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in a matter of some punishment, and a whip was brought too. He said: 'I want one softer than this.' So a whip that had some softness in it was brought. He said: 'I want one harder than this.' So a whip between those two whips was brought. He said: 'Strike, and let your armpit not be seen, and give every limb its due.'"

Abu Majid said: "Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) called the flogger and said: 'Flog, raise your hand, and give every limb its due.'" The narrator said: "So he struck, in carrying out the prescribed punishment (hadd), with a blow that was not injurious."

Al-Muhajir bin Umayrah said: "A man who was drunk, or was guilty of some other offence carrying a prescribed punishment (hadd), was brought to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: 'Strike, give every limb its due, and avoid striking the face and the private parts.'"

The father of Ash'ath said: "I was present with Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) when he carried out the prescribed punishment (hadd) on a slave woman of his at the threshold of the house, while a group of his companions were with him. He said: 'Flog her in a middle manner between the two lashes, neither bringing the hand all the way from behind nor very lightly.'"

Imran said that Abu Mijlaz said: "The flogger's armpit is not to come out."

Asim said: "I was present with al-Sha'bi when he had a Christian, who had falsely accused a Muslim, flogged. He said: 'Strike, give every limb its due, and let your armpit by no means be seen.'"

Ibn Jurayj said that Ata said: "The prescribed punishment (hadd) for false accusation and the prescribed punishment for wine is that you flog without raising your hand."

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: "One who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is to be struck severely, and the blows are to fall on his various limbs."

Ibn Jurayj said that Ata said: "The punishment for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is more severe than the punishment for wine, and the punishment for wine and for false accusation is the same."

Isma'il said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: "One who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is to be flogged more severely than one who drinks wine, and one who drinks wine is to be flogged more severely than one who makes a false accusation."