“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] 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, 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] 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] Between us, there was a weak and crippled man that we never saw except that he was with a group of servant women from the household, whom he would deceive. Sa'd bin 'Ubadah raised his matter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he said, "Flog him with one hundred lashes." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, he is weaker than that. If we were to flog him with one hundred lashes, he would die." He said, "Then take him and flog him with one hundred branches."  

كَانَ بَيْنَ أَبْيَاتِنَا رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَلَمْ نُرَعْ إِلَّا وَهُوَ عَلَى أَمَةٍ مِنْ إِمَاءِ الدَّارِ يَخْبُثُ بِهَا فَرَفَعَ شَأْنَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ اجْلِدُوهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هُوَ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ ذَاكَ لَوْ ضَرَبْنَاهُ مِائَةَ سَوْطٍ مَاتَ قَالَ فَخُذُوا لَهُ عِثْكَالًا فِيهِ مِائَةُ شِمْرَاخٍ فَاضْرِبُوهُ وَاحِدَةً