Azhar ibn Abdullah al-Harari said:
They came to an-Nu'man and said: You have set them free without beating and investigation. An-Nu'man said: What do you want? You want me to beat them. If your goods are found with them, then it is all right; otherwise, I shall take (retaliation) from your back as I have taken from their backs. They asked: Is this your decision? He said: This is the decision of Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ).
Abu Dawud said: By this statement he frightened them ; that is, beating is not necessary except after acknowledgement.
Grade: | Hasan (Al-Albani) | حسن (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4382 |
In-book reference | : Book 40, Hadith 32 |
English translation | : Book 39, Hadith 4369 |