“Take in your hand a bundle and strike with it, and do not break your oath.” (38:44). So Job took a ḍighth (bundle)—that is, a shimrākh (slender palm stalk) containing one hundred thin rods, or a handful of fine twigs—and struck her with it once. In this way his oath was satisfied and he was absolved of any sin for breaking it.

5 – If a free man commits fornication with a slave-woman, or conversely a free woman with a slave-man, each of them is given the ḥadd that corresponds to his or her own legal status.

6 – The ḥadith further indicates that resorting to legitimate avenues that lead to a lawful outcome is permissible, and that such measures are not deemed prohibited legal ruses that open the door to unlawful transactions.