موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الحدودBook: On the Explanation of Hudud (Prescribed Punishments)
بَابُ الْحَدِّ فِي الْقَذْفِ وَالنَّفْيِ وَالتَّعْرِيضِPunishment for slander, exile, and insinuation
Hadith 1559B1
قَالَ مَالِك : وَإِنْ تَفَرَّقُوا، فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that if those people separate, even then only one hadd punishment will be applied.
