Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Avert the infliction of the prescribed punishment as long as you find a way out (i.e. to avoid their infliction). Related by Ibn Majah with a weak chain of narrators.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ اِدْفَعُوا اَلْحُدُودَ, مَا وَجَدْتُمْ لَهَا مَدْفَعًا } أَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ, وَإِسْنَادُهُ ضَعِيفٌ [1]‏