[Machine] A man confessed to himself for committing adultery, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a whip. A broken whip was brought, so he said, "Bring a new whip that has not been used yet." Then he said, "Bring a whip that has been ridden by Fulan." So it was brought, and he ordered for the man to be whipped. Then he said, "O people, it is time for you to refrain from the prohibitions of Allah. Whoever among you is affected by this impurity, let him cover himself with Allah's covering. For whoever exposes his sin to us, we will impose upon him the punishment prescribed by Allah's Book." Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "This is a disconnected hadith, it is not one of the proofs. However, I have seen scholars among us who know it and speak of it, and we also speak of it."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا اعْتَرَفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالزِّنَا فَدَعَا لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَوْطٍ فَأُتِيَ بِسَوْطٍ مَكْسُورٍ فَقَالَ فَوْقَ هَذَا فَأُتِيَ بِسَوْطٍ جَدِيدٍ لَمْ تُقْطَعْ ثَمَرَتُهُ فَقَالَ بَيْنَ هَذَيْنِ فَأُتِيَ بِسَوْطٍ قَدْ رُكِّبَ بِهِ فُلَانٌ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَجُلِدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ آنَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَنْتَهُوَا عَنْ مَحَارِمِ اللهِ فَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقَاذُورَةِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَسْتَتِرْ بِسِتْرِ اللهِ فَإِنَّه مَنْ يُبْدِ لَنَا صَفْحَتَهُ نُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ كِتَابَ اللهِ ﷻ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْقَطِعٌ لَيْسَ مِمَّا يَثْبُتُ بِهِ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ حُجَّةٌ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَنَا مَنْ يَعْرِفُهُ وَيَقُولُ بِهِ فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ بِهِ