It is narrated from Hudayn Abu Sasan (may Allah have mercy on him) that some people of Kufah rode to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of the matter of al-Walid, that he drinks wine. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to him about it, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Here is your cousin before you; carry out the prescribed punishment (hadd) on him." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Hasan, get up and flog him." Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What have you to do with this matter? Assign this responsibility to someone else." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Rather, you have become weak and are showing feebleness. O Abdullah bin Ja'far, you get up and flog him." So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) began to flog him while Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) kept count, until when the number reached forty he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Stop now", or "Let him go. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave forty lashes, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) also gave forty, while Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) completed it to eighty (80), and all of these are Sunnah."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه / 598
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده صحيح . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح: مضى تخريجه [برقم/ 504]» «أخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 1707، وأخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 4480، 4481، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2571، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 625، وأخرجه سنن الدارمي برقم: 2312، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 6397، وأخرجه شرح معاني الآثار برقم: 4891، وأخرجه السنن الصغير للبيهقي برقم: 3388، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 593»