Would Muhammad have approved of the Saudis giving 1000 lashes to Raif?

“Our Prophet,” Malik said, “would have been crystal clear and unequivocal in condemning [the Charlie Hebdo massacre]. But his statement points out why there is a problem. Malik was — quite innocently, I am sure — completely wrong. Muhammad did the same thing – many, many times.

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5024/raif-badawi-flogging