He was asked about the prescribed punishment for a slave in the case of wine, and he replied, "I have learned that he receives half the punishment of a free man for wine, and that Umar bin Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, and Abdullah bin Umar flogged their slaves with half the punishment of a free man for wine."
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أنه سئل عن حد العبد في الخمر فقال بلغني أن عليه نصف حد الحر في الخمر وأن عمر بن الخطاب وعثمان بن عفان وعبد الله بن عمر قد جلدوا عبيدهم نصف حد الحر في الخمر