Huzain says that some people from Kufa came to the service of Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), and they informed Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) about some news regarding Walid's drinking of alcohol. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also spoke to them about this matter, so Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "Your cousin is entrusted to you, you carry out the punishment upon him." He said to Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), "Hasan! Stand up and lash him." He replied, "You cannot do this work, assign it to someone else." He said, "Actually, you have become weak and incapable, so Abdullah bin Ja'far! You stand up and carry out the punishment upon him." Thus, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) kept lashing him and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) kept counting. When forty lashes were completed, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Stop, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lashed the drinker of alcohol with forty lashes, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) also lashed with forty lashes, but Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) lashed with eighty, and both are Sunnah."