It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) punished for drinking alcohol with branches and shoes. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) gave (forty lashes), but when during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) people came close to various cities and towns (and their influences began to appear among them), Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked his companions, "What is your opinion regarding this?" Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the opinion that the punishment should be fixed equal to the lowest prescribed limit, so Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) fixed the punishment for drinking alcohol at eighty lashes.