Chapter on the Legal Punishment of Slaves in Adultery

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a slave who commits adultery. Imam (as) said: "He is to be lashed half the prescribed punishment." I asked: "What if he does it again?" Imam (as) replied: "He is to be lashed the same…

"She is to be lashed half the prescribed punishment, whether she has a husband or does not have a husband."

"The prescribed punishment for Umm Al-Walad (a slave woman who has borne a child for her master) is the same as that of a slave woman if she has not borne a child."

"The liability of umm Al-walad (a slave woman who has borne a child to her master) concerning the rights of people is upon her master." Imam (as) also said: "As for the rights of Allah (swt), the Exalted, regarding…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as), "If my bondwoman commits adultery, should I administer the prescribed punishment on her?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, but let it be done in secrecy, for I fear the ruler's authority upon you."

"If he forced her into that act, he will be punished in proportion to what she had paid of her contract, and the punishment will be waived for him in proportion to what remained of her contract. However, if she willingly…

Why is the slave woman handed over to him for her value instead of to someone else?" Imam (as) said: "Because he had intercourse with her, and it is feared that she might be pregnant."

"If, at the time half of him was freed, he was appraised so that the one who freed him could pay half of his value to the other partner, then half of him is free, and he should receive half the punishment prescribed for…

"For mukatab slaves (contracted for emancipation), if they commit fornication, they are to be lashed in proportion to what they have paid towards their emancipation with the punishment of a free person, and for the…