[Machine] He informed him that a man who was at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was married, but he committed adultery. So he was brought to the Prophet ﷺ , and it was said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, if you flog him, you will kill him." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Strike him with the branches of the palm tree." So he was struck with them.
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نِضْوًا فَزَنَى فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ جَلَدْتَهُ قَتَلْتَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اضْرِبُوهُ بِأَثْكَالٍ مِنَ النَّخْلِ» فَضُرِبَ بِهَا