God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whoever beats his servant with a whip for more than three times will be treated likewise in the Hereafter unless he is performing divinely ordained punishment.”
وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): من ضرب مملوكه إلا في حد أكثر من ثلاثة أسواط اقتص منه يوم القيامة.