Ash'ath said: It reached us that this was before the revelation of the hudud.
The Shaykh said: The like of this has also been narrated to us from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and it has also been narrated that he said to him: "Seek forgiveness, and do not do this again."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحدود / 17077