Chapter on Rare Cases of Legal Punishments
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 17
وَ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ بِرَجُلٍ إِلَى أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ هَذَا زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ اِحْتَلَمَ بِأُمِّي فَقَالَ "إِنَّ اَلْحُلُمَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلظِّلِّ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ جَلَدْتُ لَكَ ظِلَّهُ" ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "لَكِنِّي أُوجِعُهُ لِئَلاَّ يَعُودَ يُؤْذِي اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ" ".
It has been narrated that a man brought another man to Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, this man claimed that he had a wet dream involving my mother." Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام replied: "A dream is like a shadow; if you wish, I will flog his shadow for you." Then Imam عليه السلام said: "However, I will punish him so that he does not repeat such actions and harm the Muslims."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh