Ibn ‘Abbas said “Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife in the presence of Prophet ﷺ of having committed adultery with Sharik bin Sahma’”. The Prophet ﷺ said “Produce evidence or you must receive punishment on your back.” He said “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ when one of us sees a man having intercourse with his wife should he go and seek evidence?” But the Prophet ﷺ merely said “You must produce evidence or you must receive punishment on your back.” Hilal then said “By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am speaking Truly. May Allaah send down something which will free my back from punishment. Then the following Qur’anic verses were revealed “And those who make charges against their spouses but have no witnesses except themselves” reciting till he reached “one of those who speak the truth”. The Prophet ﷺ then returned and sent for them and they came (to him). Hilal bin Umayyah stood up and testified and the Prophet ﷺ was saying “Allaah knows that one of you is lying. Will one of you repent?” Then the woman got up and testified, but when she was about to do it a fifth time saying that Allaah’s anger be upon her if he was one of those who spoke the truth, they said to her “this is the deciding one”. Ibn ‘Abbas said “She then hesitated and drew back so that we thought the she would withdraw(what she said) “Look and see whether she gives birth to a child with eyes looking as if they have antimony in them, wide buttocks and fat legs, if she did. Sharik bin Sahma’ will be its father. She then gave birth to a child of a similar description. The Prophet ﷺ thereupon said “If it were not for what has already been stated in Allaah’s book I would have dealt severely with her.” Abu Dawud said “This tradition has been transmitted by the people of Medina alone. They narrated the tradition of Hilal on the authority of Ibn Bashshar.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2254)   

لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَوْ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُنَا رَجُلًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَيَلْتَمِسُ الْبَيِّنَةَ؟ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَإِلَّا حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ وَلَيُنْزِلَنَّ اللهُ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبَرِّئُ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الْحَدِّ فَنَزَلَ جَبْرَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَنَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلَّا أَنْفُسُهُمْ} [النور 6] فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} [النور 9] قَالَ فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَجَاءَا فَقَامَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ؟ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ {الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} [النور 9] قَالُوا لَهَا إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَتَلَكَّأَتْ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهَا سَتَرْجِعُ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ فَمَضَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ سَحْمَاءَ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَوْلَا مَا مَضَى مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى لَكَانَ لِي وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ  

[Machine] When this verse was revealed, Sa'd bin 'Ubadah said, "Was it revealed like this? If I found a man enjoying her (i.e., his wife), I would not be able to control myself until I brought four witnesses." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O people of Ansar, do you not hear what your leader is saying?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, do not blame him, for he is a jealous man. By Allah, he has never married a woman from among us except a virgin, nor did he divorce a woman unless he had a legitimate reason. But a man among us dared to marry her due to his extreme jealousy." Sa'd said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I know that what he says is true and that it is from Allah. But I was amazed." While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in that state, Hilal bin Umayyah Al-Waqifi, who was one of the three people whom Allah had revealed tawbah (repentance) to, came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I came yesterday for dinner from a wall that I was near, and I saw a man at my family's house. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked what he brought, and it was said, "Should Hilal be flogged and his testimony be rendered invalid among the Muslims?" Hilal said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I see in your face that you hate what I brought, but I hope that Allah will make a way out for me." While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in that state, the revelation came down upon him, and whenever the revelation came to him, he used to cover his cheeks and face, and his Companions would leave him alone. None of them would speak. When the revelation was lifted, he said, "Be glad, O Hilal." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Call her (i.e. the accused woman)." So she was called, and he said, "Verily, Allah knows that one of you is lying. Is there any of you who will repent?" Hilal said, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I did not speak except the truth, and I have indeed told the truth." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then the fifth testimony is given against you, that the curse of Allah be upon you if you are of those who are lying." And it was said to Hilal, "Take the fourth testimony, swearing by Allah that he is of those who are lying." And it was said to her at the fifth time, "Fear Allah, for the punishment of this world is less severe than the punishment of the Hereafter, and this act will make your punishment obligatory." So she remained silent for a while, then said, "By Allah, I will not disgrace my people." Then she gave the fifth testimony, that the anger of Allah be upon her if she is of those who are truthful. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided that she should not be stoned, nor should her child be stoned. But whoever accused her or accused her child shall receive the prescribed hadd punishment and she shall not have provision or a dwelling because they separated without divorce or death. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Look at her. If she comes with orange or green hair, crooked or curly, she belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah. But if she comes with straight, smooth black hair, she belongs to her husband." 'Abbada said, "I heard 'Ikrimah say, 'I saw him (i.e., Hilal) as the prince of Egypt, and it is not known who his father is. And Allah knows best."  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ} [النور 4] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ أَهَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ فَلَوْ وَجَدْتُ لَكَاعًا مُتَفَخِّذُهَا رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي أَنْ أُحَرِّكَهُ وَلَا أَهِيجَهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ فَوَاللهِ لَا آتِي بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا تَلُمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ غَيُورٌ وَاللهِ مَا تَزَوَّجَ فِينَا قَطُّ إِلَّا عَذْرَاءَ وَلَا طَلَّقَ امْرَأَةً لَهُ فَاجْتَرَأَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ غَيْرَتِهِ قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَّهَا لَحَقٌّ وَأَنَّهَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ وَلَكِنِّي عَجِبْتُ فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْوَاقِفِيُّ وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي جِئْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ عِشَاءً مِنْ حَائِطٍ لِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ فَرَأَيْتُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِي رَجُلًا وَرَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنِيَّ وَسَمِعْتُ بِأُذُنِيَّ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ وَقِيلَ أَيُجْلَدُ هِلَالٌ وَتُبْطَلُ شَهَادَتُهُ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللهُ لِي فَرَجًا قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ تَرَبَّدَ لِذَلِكَ خَدُّهُ وَوَجْهُهُ وَأَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا رُفِعَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا هِلَالُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ادْعُوهَا فَدُعِيَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ؟ فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ ؓ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا قُلْتُ إِلَّا حَقًّا وَلَقَدْ صَدَقْتُ قَالَ فَقَالَتْ هِيَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ كَذَبَ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لِهِلَالٍ تَشْهَدُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ أَنَّكَ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ يَا هِلَالُ اتَّقِ اللهَ فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكَ الْعَذَابَ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَا يُعَذِّبُنِي اللهُ أَبَدًا كَمَا لَمْ يَجْلِدْنِي عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَشَهِدَ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَقِيلَ اشْهَدِي أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ أَنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَقِيلَ لَهَا عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ يَا هَذِهِ اتَّقِي اللهَ فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ اللهِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّاسِ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكِ الْعَذَابَ فَسَكَتَتْ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَتْ وَاللهِ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي فَشَهِدَتِ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ قَالَ وَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ لَا تُرْمَى وَلَا يُرْمَى وَلَدُهَا وَمَنْ رَمَاهَا أَوْ رَمَى وَلَدَهَا جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَلَيْسَ لَهَا عَلَيْهِ قُوتٌ وَلَا سُكْنَى مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمَا يَتَفَرَّقَانِ بِغَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ وَلَا مُتَوَفًّى عَنْهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُثَيْبِجَ أُصَيْهِبَ أُرَيْسِحَ حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْإِلْيَتَيْنِ أَوْرَقَ جَعْدًا جُمَالِيًّا فَهُوَ لِصَاحِبِهِ قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَوْرَقَ جَعْدًا جُمَالِيًّا خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْإِلْيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْلَا الْأَيْمَانُ لَكَانَ لِي وَلَهَا أَمْرٌ قَالَ عَبَّادٌ فَسَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ أَمِيرَ مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ وَلَا يُدْرَى مَنْ أَبُوهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ