Sahih Muslim Book - 29, Hadith - 4457

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ - عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِى عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدَّانَاجِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ فَيْرُوزَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَامِرٍ الدَّانَاجِ حَدَّثَنَا حُضَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ أَبُو سَاسَانَ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ وَأُتِىَ بِالْوَلِيدِ قَدْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَزِيدُكُمْ فَشَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا حُمْرَانُ أَنَّهُ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَشَهِدَ آخَرُ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَتَقَيَّأُ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَقَيَّأْ حَتَّى شَرِبَهَا فَقَالَ يَا عَلِىُّ قُمْ فَاجْلِدْهُ. فَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ قُمْ يَا حَسَنُ فَاجْلِدْهُ. فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَلِّ حَارَّهَا مَنْ تَوَلَّى قَارَّهَا - فَكَأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ - فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ قُمْ فَاجْلِدْهُ. فَجَلَدَهُ وَعَلِىٌّ يَعُدُّ حَتَّى بَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ فَقَالَ أَمْسِكْ. ثُمَّ قَالَ جَلَدَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَرْبَعِينَ وَجَلَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرْبَعِينَ وَعُمَرُ ثَمَانِينَ وَكُلٌّ سُنَّةٌ وَهَذَا أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ. زَادَ عَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ حَدِيثَ الدَّانَاجِ مِنْهُ فَلَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ.

Hudayn bin Al-Mundhir Abu Sasan said: "I saw when Al-Walid was brought to 'Uthman bin 'Affan after he had led two Rak'ah of Fajr prayer and then said: 'Shall I lead you in further prayers?' Two men bore witness against him. One of them was Humran, who said that he had drunk wine, and the other testified that he had seen him vomiting. 'Uthman said: 'He would not have vomited unless he drank it.' He said: 'O 'Ali, get up and whip him.' 'Ali said: 'O Hasan, get up and whip him. Al-Hasan said: 'Let those who are enjoying the position of leadership carry out the punishment.' It was as if he ('Ali) got upset with him and he said: 'Get up, O 'Abdullah bin Ja'far! Get up and whip him.' So he whipped him, and 'Ali counted until he had reached forty, then he said: 'Stop.' Then he said: 'The Prophet (s.a.w) gave forty lashes, and Abu Bakr gave forty, and 'Umar gave eighty. All are Sunnah but this is dearer to me."'