It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to one of his black slave women; she had committed adultery. When I found her in the state of postnatal bleeding, I returned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the situation. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When she becomes pure from the postnatal blood, she is to be given fifty lashes. In another narration, it is stated: She is to be given this prescribed punishment. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Establish the prescribed punishments.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that Yuhannas and Safiyyah were among the captives of the khumus of war booty. Safiyyah committed adultery with a man from the khumus and gave birth to a child. Both the adulterer and Yuhannas claimed the child and brought their dispute to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). He sent them to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will judge between them according to the decision of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is: the child will belong to the one on whose bed he was born, and for the adulterer there will be stones. Then he gave both of them fifty lashes each.