 know a wealthy woman who had concubines and servants. it was rumored among one of her concubines that she was in love with a young man from her family and that he was in love with her and that there were unpleasant feelings between them. it was said to her your concubine soandso knows about this and she has the clear truth about it. so she seized her and was harsh in her punishment. she made her taste all kinds of beatings and harm that even the most valiant of men could not endure hoping that she would tell her something of what had been mentioned to her but she did not do so at all.
وإني لأعلم امرأة موسرة ذات جوار وخدم، فشاع على إحدى جواريها أنها تعشق فتى من أهلها ويعشقها، وأن بينهما معاني مكروهة، وقيل لها إن جاريتك فلانة تعرف ذلك وعندها جلية أمرها، فأخذتها وكانت غليظة العقوبة فأذاقتها من أنواع الضرب والإيذاء ما لا يصبر على مثله جلداء الرجال، رجاء ان تبوح لها بشيء مما ذكر لها، فلم تفعل البتة .