[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»