Bulugh al-Maram
Book 10, Hadith 17
Arabic hadith text
وَرَوَاهُ اَلْبَيْهَقِيُّ: عَنْ عَلِيٍّ - رضى الله عنه - (مِنْ) قَوْلِهِ بِلَفْظِ: { ادْرَأُوا اَلْحُدُودَ بِالشُّبُهَاتِ } 11 - ضعيف جدا أيضا. رواه البيهقي (838).
Translation
Al-Baihaqi transmitted on the authority of 'Ali (RAA) that he said, 'Avert the prescribed punishment by rejecting doubtful evidence.'