I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the morning of the Conquest, while I was a young lad, making his way through the people, asking about the house of Khalid bin Walid. A man who had been drinking was brought to him, and he ordered the people to strike him with whatever was in their hands. Some struck him with a whip, some with a stick, and some with their sandals. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself threw dust at him.When Abu Bakr came to power, a drinker was brought to him, and he asked the people about the beating that the Prophet ﷺ had administered. They estimated it at forty, so Abu Bakr ordered forty lashes.When Umar came to power, Khalid bin Walid wrote to him saying, "The people have plunged into drinking and have come to belittle the prescribed penalty and its punishment."Umar said, "They are with you here, so ask them," and the early Muhajirun were present with him. He consulted them, and they unanimously agreed that he should administer eighty lashes.Ali said, "When a man drinks, he speaks falsely, so I am of the view that he should be given the same penalty as that for slander."
حدثنا الحسن بن علي حدثنا عثمان بن عمر حدثنا أسامة بن زيد عن الزهري
رأيت رسول الله ﷺ غداة الفتح وأنا غلام شاب يتخلل الناس يسأل عن منزل خالد بن الوليد فأتي بشارب فأمرهم فضربوه بما في أيديهم فمنهم من ضربه بالسوط ومنهم من ضربه بعصا ومنهم من ضربه بنعله وحثى رسول الله ﷺ التراب فلما كان أبو بكر أتي بشارب فسألهم عن ضرب النبي ﷺ الذي ضربه فحزروه أربعين فضرب أبو بكر أربعين فلما كان عمر كتب إليه خالد بن الوليد إن الناس قد انهمكوا في الشرب وتحاقروا الحد والعقوبة قال هم عندك فسلهم وعنده المهاجرون الأولون فسألهم فأجمعوا على أن يضرب ثمانين قال و قال علي إن الرجل إذا شرب افترى فأرى أن يجعله كحد الفرية