Sahl bin Sa’ad Al Sa’idi said that ‘Uwaimir bin Ashqar Al Ajilani came to ‘Asim bin Adl and said to him “Asim tell me about a man who finds a man along with his wife. Should he kill him and then be killed by you, or how should he act? Ask the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ ‘Asim, for me about it. ‘Asim then asked the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ about it. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ disliked the question and denounced it. What ‘Asim heard from the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ fell heavy on him. When ‘Asim returned to his family ‘Uwaimr came to him and asked ‘Asim “What did the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ say to you”? Asim replied “You did not do good to me”. The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ disliked the question that I asked him. Thereupon ‘Uwaimir said “I swear by Allaah, I shall not leave until I ask him about it. So, ‘Uwaimir came to the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ while he was sitting in the midst of the people.” He said “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ tell me about a man who finds a man along with his wife. Should he kill him and then be killed by you, or how should he act?” The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “A revelation has been sent down about you and your wife so go away and bring her. Sahl said “So we cursed one another while I was along with the people who were with the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ. Then when they finished, ‘Umamir said “I shall have lied against her, Apostle of Allaah ﷺ if I keep her. He pronounced her divorce three times before the Apostle of Allaah ﷺcommanded him (to do so). Ibn Shihab said “Then this became the method of invoking curses.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2245)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ؟ سَلْ لِي يَا عَاصِمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا حَتَّى كَبُرَ عَلَى عَاصِمٍ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ عَاصِمٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَاءَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ يَا عَاصِمُ مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ لِعُوَيْمِرٍ لَمْ تَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ قَدْ كَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ الَّتِي سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللهِ لَا أَنْتَهِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهَا فَأَقْبَلَ عُوَيْمِرٌ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَطَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ فَاذْهَبْ فَائْتِ بِهَا فَقَالَ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَتَلَاعَنَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ 15311 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الشِّيرَازِيُّ الْفَقِيهُ نا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ وَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالُوا نا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ  

"Uwaimir came to 'Asim bin 'Adi and said: 'Ask the Messenger of Ailah ﷺ for me: "Do you think that if a man finds another man with his wife and kills him, he should be killed in retaliation, or what should he do?" 'Asim asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disapproved of the question. Then 'Uwaimir met him ('Asim) and asked him about that, saying: 'What did you do?’ He said: I did that and you have not brought me any good. I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he disapproved of this question.’ Uwaimir said: 'By Allah, I will go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ myself and ask him.' So he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and found that Qur'an had been revealed concerning them, and the Prophet ﷺ told them to go through the procedure of Li'an. 'Uwaimir said: 'O Messenger of Allah, ﷺ by Allah if I take her back, I would have been telling lies about her.' So he left her before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told him to do so, and that became the Sunnah for two who engage in the procedure of Li'an. Then the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Wait and see. If she gives birth to a child who is black in color with widely-spaced dark eyes and large buttocks, then I think that he was telling the truth about her, but if she gives birth to a child with a red complexion like a Wahrah,[1] then I think that he was lying.' Then she gave birth to a child with features resembling those of the man concerning whom she was accused." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2066)   

يَا عَاصِمُ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ سَلْ لِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَقَتَلَهُ أَيُقْتَلُ بِهِ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَابَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ فَلَقِيَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِخَيْرٍ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَابَ الْمَسَائِلَ قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللهِ لَآتِيَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَأَسْأَلَنَّهُ فَأَتَاهُ فَوَجَدَهُ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِمَا فَدَعَاهُمَا فَلَاعَنَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ لَئِنِ انْطَلَقْتَ بِهَا لَقَدْ كَذَبْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَفَارَقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْحَمَ أَدْعَجَ عَظِيمَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ فَمَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُحَيْمِرَ كَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ فَمَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا كَاذِبًا فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى النَّعْتِ الْمَكْرُوهِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَصَارَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ  

'Uwaimir Al-ʿAjlani came to ʿAsim bin ʿAdi and said, "If a man found another man with his wife and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O ʿAsim! Please ask Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this matter on my behalf." ʿAsim asked the Prophet ﷺ but the Prophet disliked the question and disapproved of it. ʿAsim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that the Prophet disliked that type of question. 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will go (personally) to the Prophet." 'Uwaimir came to the Prophet ﷺ when Allah had already revealed Qur'anic Verses (in that respect), after ʿAsim had left (the Prophet ﷺ ). So the Prophet ﷺ said to 'Uwaimir, "Allah has revealed Qur'anic Verses regarding you and your wife." The Prophet ﷺ then called for them, and they came and carried out the order of Lian. Then 'Uwaimir said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Now if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a lie." So 'Uwaimir divorced her although the Prophet ﷺ did not order him to do so. Later on this practice of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of Li'an. The Prophet ﷺ said (to the people). "Wait for her! If she delivers a red short (small) child like a Wahra (a short red animal). then I will be of the opinion that he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black big-eyed one with big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth about her." 'Ultimately she gave birth to a child that proved the accusation. (See Hadith No. 269, Vol. 6) (Using translation from Bukhārī 7304)   

أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَقَتَلَهُ أَتَقْتُلُونَهُ؟ سَلْ لِي يَا عَاصِمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا فَرَجَعَ عَاصِمٌ إِلَى عُوَيْمِرٍ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَرِهَ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا فَقَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللهِ لَآتِيَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ خِلَافَ عَاصِمٍ فَسَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ قَدْ نَزَلَ فِيكُمَا الْقُرْآنُ فَتَقَدَّمَا فَتَلَاعَنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا فَفَارَقَهَا وَمَا أَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَمَضَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَحْمَرَ قَصِيرًا كَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ فَلَا أَحْسَبُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْحَمَ أَعْيَنَ ذَا أَلْيَتَيْنِ فَلَا أَحْسَبُهُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى النَّعْتِ الْمَكْرُوهِ  

[Machine] A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should a man do if he finds his wife with another man? Should he kill him and be killed himself?" So Allah revealed in the Quran regarding this matter. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The matter has been decided for you and your wife." They both cursed each other, and then the man left his wife in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ . It became a practice after them that if a couple curses each other, they should be separated. The wife was pregnant, and he denied that the child was his. His son was called to his mother. Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Al-Abbas I am Ar-Rabi' reported in the hadith of Ibn Abi Dhia' that it indicates that Sahl ibn Sa'd said, "It was the practice of the cursed ones." In the hadith of Malik and Ibrahim ibn Sa'd, it is as if it is the statement of Ibn Shihab, and it may be that this is not a difference mentioned by Ibn Shihab once without mentioning Sa'ad and another time mentioning Sa'ad. Ibn Abi Dhia' agreed with Ibrahim ibn Sa'd in what he added to the end of the hadith in addition to the hadith of Malik. As for the hadith of Ibn Abi Dhia' it was informed by Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz, Abu Sa'd Ahmad ibn Ya'qub ibn Ahmad Al-Thaqafi. Umar ibn Hafs As-Sadusi informed us, Asim ibn Ali narrated to us, Ibn Abi Dhia' narrated from Az-Zuhri, from Sahl ibn Sa'd As-Sa'idi, that Uwaimir came to Asim ibn Adi and mentioned the hadith in the meaning of the narration of Abdullah ibn Naafi'.  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِي شَأْنِهِ مَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَدْ قُضِيَ فِيكَ وَفِي امْرَأَتِكَ قَالَ فَتَلَاعَنَا وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ ثُمَّ فَارَقَهَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً بَعْدَهُمَا أَنْ يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا أَيِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ حَامِلًا فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا فَكَانَ ابْنُهُ يُدْعَى إِلَى أُمِّهِ 15315 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أَنَا الرَّبِيعُ أَنَا الشَّافِعِيُّ قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ قَالَ كَانَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ كَأَنَّهُ قَوْلُ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ وَقَدْ يَكُونُ هَذَا غَيْرَ مُخْتَلِفٍ يَقُولُهُ مَرَّةً ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَلَا يَذْكُرُ سَهْلًا وَيَقُولُهُ أُخْرَى وَيَذْكُرُ سَهْلًا وَوَافَقَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ فِيمَا زَادَ فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ عَلَى حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ أَمَّا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ 15316 فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَعْدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الثَّقَفِيُّ نا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ نا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ نا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ أَنَّ عُوَيْمِرًا جَاءَ إِلَى عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَى رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ  

Ibn Shihab informed me of Lian and the tradition related to it, referring to the narration of Sahl bin Saʿd, the brother of Bani Saʿidi He said, "An Ansari man came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! If a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him, or what should he do?' So Allah revealed concerning his affair what is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an about the affair of those involved in a case of Lian. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Allah has given His verdict regarding you and your wife.' So they carried out Lian in the mosque while I was present there. When they had finished, the man said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! If I should now keep her with me as a wife then I have told a lie about her. Then he divorced her thrice before Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered him, when they had finished the Lian process. So he divorced her in front of the Prophet ﷺ ." Ibn Shihab added, "After their case, it became a tradition that a couple involved in a case of Lian should be separated by divorce. That lady was pregnant then, and later on her son was called by his mother's name. The tradition concerning their inheritance was that she would be his heir and he would inherit of her property the share Allah had prescribed for him." Ibn Shihab said that Sahl bin Saʿd As'Saidi said that the Prophet ﷺ said (in the above narration), "If that lady delivers a small red child like a lizard, then the lady has spoken the truth and the man was a liar, but if she delivers a child with black eyes and huge lips, then her husband has spoken the truth." Then she delivered it in the shape one would dislike (as it proved her guilty). (Using translation from Bukhārī 5309)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ فِي شَأْنِهِ مَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَدْ قَضَى اللهُ فِيكَ وَفِي امْرَأَتِكَ قَالَ فَتَلَاعَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا قَالَ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ فَرَغَا مِنَ التَّلَاعُنِ فَفَارَقَهَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ ذَاكَ تَفْرِيقٌ بَيْنَ كُلِّ مُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ كَانَتِ السُّنَّةُ بَعْدَهُمَا أَنْ يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ حَامِلًا وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى لِأُمِّهِ ثُمَّ جَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي مِيرَاثِهَا أَنَّهَا تَرِثُهُ وَيَرِثُ مِنْهَا مَا فَرَضَ اللهُ ﷻ لَهُمَا قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَحْمَرَ قَصِيرًا أَوْحَرَ فَمَا أَرَاهَا إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَتْ وَكَذَبَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ أَعْيَنَ ذَا أَلْيَتَيْنِ فَلَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى الْمَكْرُوهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] How do you say about a man who finds another man with his wife, should he kill him and you kill him or what should he do? He said, ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that. So Asim came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him and you kill him or what should he do?" So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked the questions and criticized them. So Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will not stop until I ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about that." So Uwaimir came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him and you kill him or what should he do?" So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has revealed the Quran concerning you and your companion. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded both of them to curse each other with what Allah mentioned in His Book." So he said, "So she cursed him." Then he said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I divorce her, I have wronged her." He said, "So he divorced her, and it was a Sunnah for those who came after them from among the cursing parties." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be cautious, for if she comes with a child called As'ham, it should be attributed to her. It will darken the two eyes, make the legs skinny, and I do not think Uwaimir except that he will be speaking the truth about her. And if she comes with a child called Uhaymir, it will be as if he is a free-roaming bull and I do not think Uwaimir except that he will be lying about her." He said, "She came with him with a description similar to the one the Messenger of Allah ﷺ attributed to him due to Uwaimir's testimony." He said, "After that, he was traced back to his mother."  

كَيْفَ تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ سَلْ لي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَأَتَى عَاصِمٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ فَسَأَلَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ كَرِهَ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا فَقَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللهِ لَا أَنْتَهِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَجَاءَ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ فَأَمَرَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمُلَاعَنَةِ بِمَا سَمَّى اللهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ قَالَ فَلَاعَنَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ حَبَسْتُهَا فَقَدْ ظَلَمْتُهَا قَالَ فَطَلَّقَهَا وَكَانَتْ بَعْدُ سُنَّةً لِمَنْ كَانَ بَعْدَهُمَا مِنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْصِرُوا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْحَمَ أَدْعَجَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ عَظِيمَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَلَا أَحْسَبُ عُوَيْمِرًا إِلَّا وقَدْ صَدَقَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُحَيْمِرَ كَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ فَلَا أَحْسَبُ عُوَيْمِرًا إِلَّا وَقَدْ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى النَّعْتِ الَّذِي نَعَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ تَصْدِيقِ عُوَيْمِرٍ قَالَ فَكَانَ يُنْسَبُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لِأُمِّهِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him and you kill her?" So Allah revealed concerning both of them what is mentioned in the Quran regarding the adulterous couple. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has decided in your case and in the case of your wife." He said, "We curse each other and I am a witness before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you keep her, you have lied about her, so divorce her." The tradition among them was to separate between the two cursed individuals, and she was pregnant and denied her pregnancy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "Her child will be called to her." Then the tradition regarding inheritance was implemented, that he would inherit her and she would inherit from him what Allah had ordained for her. Abu Ya'la said, "The matter was decided regarding him." He said, "He and al-Hasan." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I keep her and they testify, it will be a tradition between them and their speech will be about other than that."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِمَا مَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فِي الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَضَى اللهُ فِيكَ وَفِي امْرَأَتِكَ قَالَ فَتَلَاعَنَا وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا فَقَدْ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَفَارَقَهَا وَكَانَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِيهِمَا أَنْ يُفَرِّقَا بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ حَامِلًا فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ جَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ أَنْ يَرِثَهَا وَتَرِثُ مِنْهُ مَا فَرَضَ اللهُ لَهَا قَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى قَدْ قُضِيَ فِيكَ قَالَ هُوَ وَالْحَسَنُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا وَقَالَا فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً بَيْنَهُمْ وَحَدِيثُهُمْ فِيمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ وَاحِدٌ  

[Machine] Sahl ibn Saad al-Saadi heard Sahl ibn Saad al-Saadi say, "I witnessed the two cursed ones during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , then he separated them, and he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I lied about her if I were to retain her.'"  

سَمِعَ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّعْدِيَّ يَقُولُ شَهِدْتُ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ أَنَا أَمْسَكْتُهَا  

[Machine] I heard Ibn Umar say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ separated the two fingers with his middle finger and said, "These two fingers represent the middle finger and the one after it represents the praising finger (index finger). He said, "Verily, Allah knows that one of you is lying. Would any of you repent?"  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ؓ يَقُولُ: فَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْ بَنِي عَجْلَانَ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا بِأُصْبُعِهِ الْمُسَبِّحَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى فَقَرَنَهُمَا الْوُسْطَى وَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا يَعْنِي الْمُسَبِّحَةَ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ، فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ؟»  

Ibn ‘Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said to the spouses who invoked curses on each other. Your reckoning is in Allaah’s hands for one of you is liar there is no way for you to (remarry) her. He then asked Apostle of Allaah ﷺ what about my property? He replied “There is no property for you. If you have spoken the truth, it is the price for your having had the right to intercourse with her and if you have lied against her it is still more remote for you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2257)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِلْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ حِسَابُكُمَا عَلَى اللهِ أَحَدُكُمَا كَاذِبٌ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَالِي قَالَ لَا مَالَ لَكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَدَقْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَهُوَ بِمَا اسْتَحْلَلْتَ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا وَإِنْ كُنْتَ كَذَبْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَذَلِكَ أَبْعَدُ لَكَ مِنْهَا أَوْ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] Umara qad farraqa Rasulu Allahi bayna al-mutalaain.  

عُمَرَ ؓ قَدْ فَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ separated the child from its mother after she weaned him. This is mentioned in the narration of Malik, where Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It is possible for him to divorce her three times." This means that in the narration of Sahal, it is possible for him to divorce her based on what he finds in himself, based on his knowledge of her truthfulness, lies, and her daring to go against his prohibition. He divorced her three times without realizing that a curse is a form of separation, just as a divorce is a form of separation. It is also like someone who stipulates a condition in a sale or guarantee in a loan, which he is bound by whether he stipulates it or not. Ibn 'Umar narrated from the Prophet ﷺ that he separated between two parties who curse each other, and the separation of the Prophet ﷺ is different from a husband's divorce. It is only a separation of ruling. Al-Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And we have narrated in the narration of 'Abbad ibn Mansur from 'Ikrimah from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) in the story of Hilal ibn Umayah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided that she should not be stoned, and her child should not be stoned. And whoever stones her or stones her child, he is to be subjected to the hadd punishment, and she is not entitled to maintenance or residence, because they are separated without divorce or death. And this narration confirms what al-Shafi’i said.”  

وَانْتَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِهَا فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ يُحْتَمَلُ طَلَاقُهُ ثَلَاثًا يَعْنِي فِي حَدِيثِ سَهْلٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِمَا وَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ بِعِلْمِهِ بِصِدْقِهِ وَكَذِبِهَا وَجُرْأَتِهَا عَلَى النَّهْيِ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثًا جَاهِلًا بِأَنَّ اللِّعَانَ فُرْقَةٌ فَكَانَ كَمَنْ طَلَّقَ مَنْ طَلَّقَ عَلَيْهِ بِغَيْرِ طَلَاقِهِ وَكَمَنْ شَرَطَ الْعُهْدَةَ فِي الْبَيْعِ وَالضَّمَانَ فِي السَّلَفِ وَهُوَ يَلْزَمُهُ شَرَطَ أَوْ لَمْ يَشْرِطْ قَالَ وَزَادَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ وَتَفْرِيقُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ غَيْرُ فُرْقَةِ الزَّوْجِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ تَفْرِيقُ حُكْمٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَقَدْ رَوَيْنَا فِي حَدِيثِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ فِي قِصَّةِ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ 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 وَهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةُ تُؤَكِّدُ مَا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى