وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ
قَالَ: «لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، وَعُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ، وَمِنْ بَعْدَهُمْ، فَلَمْ أَرَهُمْ يَضْرِبُونَ اَلْمَمْلُوكَ فِي اَلْقَذْفِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعِينَ»
Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabiah narrated, ‘I witnessed the time of Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman (RAA), and those who came after them. I never saw them flogging a slave for Qadhf (false accusation of adultery) except forty lashes.’ Related by Malik, and Ath-Thawri in his book al-Jami.
Bulugh al-Maram 1413, Book 10, Hudud, Hadith 22. 1 min read