“There was a man living among our dwellings who had a physical defect, and to our astonishment he was seen with one of the slave women of the dwellings, committing illegal sex with her. Sa'd bin 'Ubadah referred his case to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said: 'Give him one hundred lashes.' They said: 'O Prophet ﷺ of Allah ﷺ, he is too weak to bear that. If we give him one hundred lashes he will die.' He said: “Then take a branch with a hundred twigs and hit him once.” Another chain reports a similar hadith.  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَلَمْ يُرَعْ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ الدَّارِ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا فَرَفَعَ شَأْنَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اجْلِدُوهُ ضَرْبَ مِائَةِ سَوْطٍ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لَوْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ مَاتَ قَالَ فَخُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالاً فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ  

[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  

[Machine] There was a weak, sick, and disheveled man among us, who did not graze the livestock except when he was with a group of their servants from whom he would sneak and steal. Sa'd bin 'Ubada mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and that man was a Muslim. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Punish him according to the punishment for theft." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is weaker than that, and if we were to punish him a hundred times, we would kill him." He said, "Give him a hundred lashes using a whip made of one hundred twigs, and then give him one additional strike." So they did as instructed.  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رُوَيْجِلٌ ضَعِيفٌ سَقِيمٌ مُخْدَجٌ فَلَمْ يَرْعَ الْحَيُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَائِهِمْ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ مُسْلِمًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ اضْرِبُوهُحَدَّهُ فَقَالَوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَاكَ وَلَوْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ مَِائَةً قَتَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ خُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةَ شِمْرَاخٍ ثُمَّ اضْرِبُوهُ بِهِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا  

[Machine] Amongst us was a weak, sick, and leprous man who would contaminate the water supply with his impurities. Sa'd mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ , who said, "Punish him according to his crime." Sa'd replied, "O Messenger of Allah, if we punish him according to his crime, we will kill him, for he is weak." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Take a hundred twigs and strike him with them only once."  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رُوَيْجِلٌ ضَعِيفٌ سَقِيمٌ مُحْدِجٌ فَلَمْ يُرَعِ الْحَيُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَائِهِمْ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اضْرِبُوهُ حَدَّهُ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا إِنْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ حَدًّا قَتَلْنَاهُ إِنَّهُ ضَعِيفٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «خُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ بِهِ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً»  

[Machine] There was a weak and deceptive man among us who would only harass women from the household of the people of the home. Saad raised his status to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and said, "Give him a hundred lashes." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is weaker than that. If he is struck a hundred times, he will die." He (the Messenger of Allah) said, "So take a handful of palm fibers containing a hundred splinters and strike him with a single blow."  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ مُحْدِجٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَلَمْ يُرَعْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا فَرَفَعَ شَأْنَهُ سَعْدٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «اجْلِدُوهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ» فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَاكَ لَوْ ضُرِبَ مِائَةً مَاتَ قَالَ «فَخُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً»  

[Machine] There was a man among us who was physically blind, and he didn't cause any harm to the people of the house except for a maid from the housemaids. He had a relationship with her. Saad raised the matter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Give him his full punishment." They said, "O Messenger of Allah! If we were to strike him, we would kill him, as he is weaker than that." He said, "Then take a bundle of reeds and strike him once with it." So they did as advised.  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْجَسَدِ فَلَمْ يَرُعْ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى يَعْنِي جَارِيَةً مِنْ جَوَارِي الدَّارِ يَفْجُرُ بِهَا فَرَفَعَ سَعْدٌ شَأْنَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اضْرِبُوهُ حَدَّهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ قَتَلْنَاهُ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «فَخُذُوا عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ بِهَا ضَرْبَةً وَاحِدَةً» فَفَعَلُوا