[Machine] Amongst us, there was a weak and feeble man who had not fulfilled his duties towards the people of the house, except by a group of female servants. He took advantage of them and he was a Muslim. Saad (a companion of the Prophet Muhammad) brought this matter to the attention of the Prophet ﷺ, so he said, "Give him the punishment prescribed for his actions." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is weaker than that. If we strike him a hundred times, we will kill him." He said, "Then, take him a bundle of one hundred branches and strike him once with it, and let him go."  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا إِنْسَانٌ مُخْدَجٌ ضَعِيفٌ لَمْ يُرَعْ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ الدَّارِ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا وَكَانَ مُسْلِمًا فَرَفَعَ شَأْنَهُ سَعْدٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اضْرِبُوهُ حَدَّهُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ إِنْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ مِائَةً قَتَلْنَاهُ قَالَ فَخُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ بِهِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً وَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُ