that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Avert the legal penalties from the Muslims as much as possible, if he has a way out then leave him to his way, for if the Imam makes a mistake in forgiving it would be better than making mistake in punishment."
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 17, Hadith 2
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Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 17, Hadith 1 Next Hadith → (Another chain) which is similar to the narration of Muhammad bin Rabi'ah (a narrator in no.1424) but he did not narrate it in Marfu' form.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 17, Hadith 3