Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When it is not a matter of a prescribed legal punishment, then refrain from punishing people of dignity."
Hadith Referenceمسند الشهاب / 725
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف جدا
Hadith Takhrijإسنادہ ضعیف جدا ، عبداللہ بن زیاد متروک اور یحییٰ بن عبد اللہ بن ضحاک ضعیف ہے ۔