Abu Sasan Raqashi 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 in your charge, you carry out the punishment on him." He said to Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), "Hasan! Stand up and lash him." He said, "You cannot do this work, assign it to someone else." He said, "Actually, you have become weak and helpless, so Abdullah bin Ja'far! You stand up and carry out the punishment on 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 now. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave forty lashes to the one who drank alcohol, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) also gave forty lashes, but Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave eighty lashes, and both are Sunnah."