Ali had tethered two of his mature camels in the courtyard of the house where Hamza was. Hamza got up, went to them, slit their bellies, and cut out their humps. Ali then went and sought redress against him from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came, and finding Hamza with red eyes, he rebuked him. Hamza looked at him and at Zayd ibn Harithah and said, "Are you anything other than slaves to my father?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) turned away from him. He had understood what the singing girl said in her song and recognized the camels while he was in the utmost state of intoxication. Furthermore, a madman who has lost his intellect entirely still recognizes the sky from the earth and a man from a woman, despite his loss of intellect and the pen being lifted from him.

1601 - Issue: He said: (The man shall be struck for all the prescribed punishments while standing, with a whip that is neither worn out nor brand new; he shall not be stretched out, nor shall he be bound, and his face shall be avoided.)

His statement: "in all the prescribed punishments." This means all the prescribed punishments that involve striking. In this issue, there are three matters:

The first is that the man is struck while standing. Abu Hanifa and al-Shafi'i held this view. Malik said: He is struck while sitting. This was narrated by Hanbal on the authority of Ahmad, because Allah the Almighty did not command standing, and because he is being whipped for a prescribed punishment, so he resembles a woman. Our evidence is the saying of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Every part of the body has a share"—meaning in the prescribed punishment—"except for the face and the private parts." He said to the executioner: "Strike, cause pain, but avoid the head and the face." Also, his standing is a means to ensuring every limb receives its share of the striking.