Muwatta Malik: Book 41, Hadith 18
Abu’z-Zinad said, “I asked Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabia about that. He said, ‘I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, the Khalifs, and so on, and I did not see any of them flog a slave more than forty lashes for slander.’ “
Muwatta Malik: Book 41, Hadith 18
The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Authored by Imam Malik ibn Anas, the Muwatta Malik is an 8th-century hadith collection known for its meticulous curation. Developed over a period of 40 years, its content of under 2,000 hadiths is presented within a framework of 61 distinct books.
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