Hazrat Qatadah narrates that a man gave his wife three divorces, then after that he started having intercourse with her. Regarding this, Hazrat Ammar was asked. He said: If I had power over him, I would certainly have stoned him to death.

This aforementioned statement of Hazrat Ammar is also narrated from Hazrat Khallas.

Hazrat Isa bin Asim narrates that some people set out on a journey and passed by a man, so they stayed with him. During this time, that man gave his wife three divorces. Then when they returned, they found him with that woman. So they presented him before Hazrat Shurayh and said: Indeed, this man had given his wife three divorces and we found him with that woman, while the man was denying it. Upon this, he (Hazrat Shurayh) said: Do you testify that this man is an adulterer? So they repeated their statement as they had said before. Then he asked: Do you testify that this man is an adulterer? They again repeated their statement. So he separated them (the man and the woman) but did not impose the hadd (punishment) on either of them and accepted their testimony.

Hazrat Ash'ath narrates that it is reported from Hasan Basri regarding the person who said to a man: "So-and-so informed me that you committed adultery." He (Hasan Basri) said: The punishment of qadhf (false accusation of adultery) will not be carried out on him, because he attributed this statement to someone else.

Hazrat Sha'bi says that a man said to someone: So-and-so has said that surely you are an adulterer. He (Sha'bi) said: If he brings evidence, then fine; otherwise, the punishment (hadd) will be imposed on that person.

Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab said: "It is more preferable to me to suspend the hudood punishments due to doubts and uncertainties than to enforce these punishments in cases of doubt."

Hazrat Shu'aib narrates that Hazrat Mu'adh, Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud, and Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir—all these noble companions—said: When a prescribed punishment becomes doubtful to you, then remove it.

Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab narrates that a woman committed adultery. Upon this, Hazrat Umar said: I think that she was praying at night, then she became frightened, so she bowed (in ruku), then she went into prostration (sajda). In the meantime, a misguided person from among the misguided must have come and climbed upon her. Hazrat Umar sent a messenger to that woman, and the woman said the same thing that Hazrat Umar had stated. He let her go.

Ibrahim says that the Companions used to say: Remove punishments from the servants of Allah, the Lord of Might, as much as you are able.

Hazrat Burd narrates that Hazrat Zuhri said: Remove punishments due to every doubt.