(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ، أخبرنا
زَائِدَةُ ، عَنِ
السُّدِّيِّ ، عَنْ
سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ ، قَالَ : خَطَبَ
عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، أَقِيمُوا عَلَى أَرِقَّائِكُمْ الْحُدُودَ ، مَنْ أُحْصِنَ مِنْهُمْ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُحْصَنْ ، فَإِنَّ أَمَةً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَنَتْ ، فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ ، فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِنِفَاسٍ ، فَخَشِيتُ إِنْ أَنَا جَلَدْتُهَا أَنْ تَمُوتَ ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ " أَحْسَنْتَ " .
Abu Abdur Rahman Salmi says that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said: O people! Carry out the prescribed punishments on your male and female slaves as well, whether they are married or unmarried, because once a slave woman of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) committed adultery. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to carry out the punishment on her. When I was about to carry out the prescribed punishment, I found out that her period of postnatal bleeding was still fresh. I feared that she might die from the lashes, so I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You did well."