Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any of you has a slave-girl who commits adultery and her adultery becomes evident, he should impose the prescribed punishment on her and not disgrace her. Then if she commits the same crime again, he should flog her, but not disgrace her. If she commits adultery again, he should impose the prescribed punishment on her and not disgrace her. If she commits adultery a fourth time, then he should sell that slave-girl, even if he has to sell her for a rope of hair or a few braided hairs.

It is narrated from Abu Abdur Rahman Salmi, he says: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed and said: O people! Establish the prescribed punishments on your slave women and slaves, whether they are married or unmarried, because a slave woman of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) committed adultery, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to establish the prescribed punishment on her. But when I went to her, I found her in such a state that her postnatal bleeding had just started, so I feared that if I flogged her, she might die. So I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of these details. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You did well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, Sayyiduna Zaid bin Khalid, and Sayyiduna Shibl (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a slave-girl who commits fornication before marriage. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Impose the hadd (prescribed punishment) on her; if she commits the evil again, then impose the hadd again; if she commits the crime a third time, then impose the hadd again; and if she commits fornication after that, then sell her, even if it is in exchange for a rope.

Narrated by Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a slave-girl commits adultery, flog her; if she commits adultery a second time, then flog her again; and if she falls into this crime again, then flog her and sell her, even if you have to sell her for a rope. The meaning of "dhafeer" is rope.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik Awsi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding a slave-girl: If she commits adultery, then flog her; if she commits adultery again, then flog her again; if she commits adultery a third time, then enforce the prescribed punishment on her; if she commits adultery even after that, then sell her, even if you have to sell her for a rope. The mention of selling was for the third or fourth time.