Hazrat Muhammad bin Salim narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi said: When a man accuses his wife by naming someone, then only one punishment will be applied to him on account of both of them. He said: Whichever of the two takes hold of it for their punishment, the other will not have the right to the punishment. If the woman initiates, she will perform li’an with her husband and will not be flogged because of the man, and if she is flogged because of the man, then there will be no li’an with the woman.