Be honest in your confessions and accept any consequences that come from them. Respect punishments given by authorities such as religious leaders or government officials .

This hadith is about a man who came to the Prophet and admitted that he had committed fornication with a woman. The Prophet sent someone to ask the woman if this was true, but she denied it. Despite her denial, the Prophet still gave the man his prescribed punishment of lashes as he had already confessed to it. This teaches us that we should be honest in our confessions and accept any consequences that come from them, even if others deny them or try to protect us from them. We should also respect any punishments given by authorities such as religious leaders or government officials as they are there to ensure justice is served fairly and equally among all people regardless of their gender or social status.