"I was asked about those who were involved in the case of Li'an and if they are to be separated, during the leadership of Mus'ab bin Az-Zubair. I did not know what to say. So I went to the house of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and I sought permission to enter. I was told he was taking a nap, but he heard me taking and he said: 'Is it Ibn Jubair? Enter. You would not have come except for a need.'" He said: "So I entered and found him laying on a saddlecloth from his mount. I said: 'O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! Are those involved in Li'an separated?' He said: 'Glorious is Allah! Yes. The first who asked about hat was so-and-so the son of so-and-so. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and said "O Messenger of Allah! If one of us saw his wife committing adultery, what should he do? If he were to say anything, his statement would be a horrible matter, and if he were to remain silent, his silence about the matter would be horrible." He said: 'So the Prophet ﷺ remained silent and did not answer him. Afterwards he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "The one who asked you about it has been tried by it." So Allah revealed these Ayat from Surat An-Nur: 'And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies by Allah (24:6-10)' - until the end of those Ayat. He said: 'So he called for the man and recited the Ayat to him and admonished him, reminded him, and he told him: "Indeed the punishment of the world is less than the punishment of the Hereafter." So he said: "Nay! By the One Who sent you with the Truth! I did not lie about her." Then he ﷺ did the same with the woman, admonishing her and reminding her and he told her: "Indeed the punishment of the world is less than the punishment of the Hereafter." She said: "Nay! By the One Who sent you with the Truth! He is not telling the truth.'" "He said: 'So he started with the man: He testified four times, by Allah that he is one of the truthful, and the fifth time that the curse of Allah be upon him if he was one of the liars. Then the same with the woman: She testified four times by Allah, that he was one of the liars, and the fifth time that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was one of the truthful. Then he separated the two of them.'"

سُئِلْتُ عَنِ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ فِي إِمَارَةِ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَمَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَقُولُ فَقُمْتُ مِنْ مَكَانِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُ قَائِلٌ فَسَمِعَ كَلاَمِي فَقَالَ لِي ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ ادْخُلْ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ إِلاَّ حَاجَةٌ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُفْتَرِشٌ بَرْدَعَةَ رَحْلٍ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُتَلاَعِنَانِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ نَعَمْ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُلاَنُ بْنُ فُلاَنٍ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَنَا رَأَى امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى فَاحِشَةٍ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ إِنْ تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ وَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ قَدِ ابْتُلِيتُ بِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الآيَاتِ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ {والَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ} حَتَّى خَتَمَ الآيَاتِ قَالَ فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ فَتَلاَهُنَّ عَلَيْهِ وَوَعَظَهُ وَذَكَّرَهُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ وَوَعَظَهَا وَذَكَّرَهَا وَأَخْبَرَهَا أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الآخِرَةِ فَقَالَتْ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا صَدَقَ فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the Prophet Ayyub (Job), peace be upon him, endured his affliction for fifteen years, during which his close relatives and distant relatives abandoned him, except for two of his brothers who were among his closest brothers. They used to visit him in the morning and evening. One day, one of them said to the other, 'By Allah, Ayyub has committed a sin that no one among the world's inhabitants has committed.' His companion asked, 'What is that?' He replied, 'For eighteen years, Allah has not shown him any mercy, so He has removed whatever he had.' When they went to Ayyub, the man could not bear it until he mentioned it to him. Ayyub said to him, 'I do not know what you are saying, other than that Allah knows that I used to command the two men who disputed with each other to mention Allah, so return to my home and I will purify them out of dislike for mentioning Allah except in the truth.' He used to go out for his needs, and when he fulfilled his need, his wife would hold his hand until he came back. One day, he took longer than usual, so Allah revealed to Ayyub in the place where he was, 'Strike the ground with your foot: This is to wash yourself with cold water and for a drink.' His wife scooped it up, and he went to her, and Allah removed his affliction completely. He was better than ever before. When she saw him, she said, 'May Allah bless you! Did you see the Prophet of Allah, this afflicted man? By Allah, I have never seen anyone resemble him more than you, when he was healthy.' He replied, 'Indeed, I am that person.' He had two plots of land: one for wheat and the other for barley. Allah sent two clouds, one over each field. The cloud over the wheat field rained gold until it was full. The cloud over the barley field rained silver until it was full."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَبِثَ بِهِ بَلَاؤُهُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَرَفَضَهُ الْقَرِيبُ وَالْبَعِيدُ إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ كَانَا مِنْ أَخَصِّ إِخْوَانِهِ قَدْ كَانَا يَغْدُوَانِ إِلَيْهِ وَيَرُوحَانَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ نَعْلَمُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَذْنَبَ أَيُّوبُ ذَنْبًا مَا أَذْنَبَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ مُنْذُ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً لَمْ يَرْحَمْهُ اللَّهُ فَكَشَفَ عَنْهُ مَا بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَاحًا إِلَى أَيُّوبَ لَمْ يَصْبِرِ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ لَا أَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَمُرُّ بِالرَّجُلَيْنِ يَتَنَازَعَانِ يَذْكُرَانِ اللَّهَ فَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَأُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُمَا كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يُذْكَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا فِي حَقٍّ وَكَانَ يَخْرُجُ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَإِذَا قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ أَمْسَكَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى أَيُّوبَ فِي مَكَانِهِ أَنِ ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ فَاسْتَبْطَأَتْهُ فَتَلَقَّتْهُ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَذْهَبَ اللَّهُ مَا بِهِ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ وَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ مَا كَانَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ قَالَتْ أَيْ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْمُبْتَلَى؟ وَاللَّهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا أَشْبَهَ بِهِ مِنْكَ إِذْ كَانَ صَحِيحًا قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَنَا هُوَ قَالَ وَكَانَ لَهُ أَنْدَرَانِ أَنْدَرٌ لِلْقَمْحِ وأَنْدَرٌ لِلشَّعِيرِ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ سَحَابَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى أَنْدَرِ الْقَمْحِ أَفْرَغَتْ فِيهِ الذَّهَبَ حَتَّى فَاضَ وَأَفْرَغَتِ الْأُخْرَى فِي أَنْدَرِ الشَّعِيرِ الْوَرِقَ حَتَّى فَاضَ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Prophet Ayyub (Job) ﷺ endured his tribulation for eighteen years, during which he was rejected by both his close and distant relatives, except for two men from his brothers. They were his closest brothers, who used to visit him in the morning and evening. One of them said to his companion, 'You know, by Allah, Ayyub committed a sin that no one from among the worlds has ever committed.' His companion asked, 'What is that?' He replied, 'For eighteen years, Allah did not show him mercy to relieve what he was going through.' When they went to him, the man could not patiently wait until he mentioned it to him. Ayyub said, 'I do not know what you are saying, except that Allah knows that I was commanded to visit those two men who used to argue and remember Allah. So I have returned to my house to seek forgiveness for them, disliking that Allah is mentioned unjustly.' He used to go out to fulfill his needs, and when he had done so, his wife would hold his hand. But one day, he was slower than usual. Allah revealed to Ayyub, while he was in his place, 'Strike the ground with your foot. This is a cool wash and a drink.' So he struck the ground, and his wife reached him with the wash and drink. Allah relieved him of all the affliction, and he became better than ever before. When she saw him, she said, 'May Allah bless you. Have you seen the Prophet of Allah, this severely afflicted person? By Allah, I have never seen anyone who resembled him more than you, especially when he was healthy.' He said, 'Indeed, I am he.' He was the rarest type among people in terms of the bounty of wheat and barley. Allah sent two clouds, one of which poured gold into the wheat until it overflowed, and the other poured silver onto the barley until it overflowed."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ « إِنَّ أَيُّوبَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَبِثَ فِي بَلَائِهِ ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَرَفَضَهُ الْقَرِيبُ وَالْبَعِيدُ إِلَّا رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ كَانَا مِنْ أَخَصِّ إِخْوَانِهِ كَانَا يَغْدُوَانِ إِلَيْهِ وَيَرُوحَانِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ تَعْلَمُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَذْنَبَ أَيُّوبُ ذَنْبًا مَا أَذْنَبَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ مُنْذُ ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً لَمْ يَرْحَمْهُ اللَّهُ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا بِهِ فَلَمَّا رَاحَ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يَصْبِرِ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَيُّوبُ لَا أَدْرِي مَا تَقُولُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَمُرُّ عَلَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَتَنَازَعَانِ فَيَذْكُرَانِ اللَّهَ فَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَأُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُمَا كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يُذْكَرَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا فِي حَقٍّ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى حَاجَتِهِ فَإِذَا قَضَى حَاجَتَهُ أَمْسَكَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ بِيَدِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى أَيُّوبَ فِي مَكَانِهِ {ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ} فَاسْتَبْطَأَتْهُ فَبَلَغَتْهُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَذْهِبِ اللَّهُ مَا بِهِ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ فَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ مَا كَانَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ قَالَتْ أَيْ بَارِكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ هَلْ رَأَيْتَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْمُبْتَلَى وَاللَّهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشْبَهَ بِهِ مِنْكَ إِذْ كَانَ صَحِيحًا قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَنَا هُوَ وَكَانَ لَهُ أَنْدَرَانِ أَنْدَرُ الْقَمْحِ وَأَنْدَرُ الشَّعِيرِ فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ سَحَابَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى أَنْدَرِ الْقَمْحِ أَفْرَغَتْ فِيهِ الذَّهَبَ حَتَّى فَاضَتْ وَأَفْرَغَتِ الْأُخْرَى عَلَى أَنْدَرِ الشَّعِيرِ الْوَرِقَ حَتَّى فَاضَتْ»

"إِنَّ نَبِىَّ اللَّه أَيُّوبَ -عليه السلامُ- لَبثَ به بلَاؤهُ ثمانَ عَشْرَةَ سنةً فرفَضَهُ القريبُ والْبَعِيدُ إِلَّا رجُلَيْن من إِخوانِهِ، كانا منْ أَخَصِّ إِخوانهِ بِهِ، كانا يَغْدُوَان إِليه ويروحانِ: فقال أَحَدُهُما لصاحبه ذات يومٍ تَعْلَمُ واللَّه أَنَّ أَيُّوبَ قد أَذنَبَ ذنبًا ما أَذنَبَهُ أَحَدٌ من العالمين فقال له صاحبه: وما ذاكَ؟ قال مُنْذُ ثمانية عَشَرَ سنةً. لم يرحْمهُ اللَّه، فيكْشِفَ ما بهِ فلمَّا راحا إِلى أَيوبَ لم يَصْبرَ الرَّجُلُ حتى ذكر (له) ذلِكَ، فقال أَيوب: ما أَدرى ما يقولان غير أَن اللَّه -تعالى- يَعْلَمُ أَنى كنتُ أمُر بالرجلين يتراغمان فَيذكران اللَّه فأرجعُ بَيْتى فَاكَفِّرُ عنهما أَن يُذْكرَ اللَّه إِلا في حق، وكانَ يَخْرُجُ لحاجِتِهِ، فإِذا قَضَى

حاجته أَمْسكت امرأَتَه بِيِدَهِ حتى يَبْلُغَ، فلما كان ذات يوم أَبْطَأَ عليها، فأُوحِى إِلَى أَيَّوبَ في مكانِهِ: اركُض بِرِجْلكَ هذا مُغْتَسَلٌ بارِدٌ وشَرَابٌ، فاسْتَبْطتْهُ فَتَلَقَّتْهُ يَنْظُرُ وأَقْبَلَ عليها قد أُذهبَ اللَّه ما به من البلاء، وهو أَحْسَنُ ما كان، فَلَمَّا رَأتْهُ قالت: أَىْ باركَ اللَّه فيكَ هل رأَيتَ نبىَّ اللَّه هذا الْمُبْتَلى؟ واللَّه عَلَى ذلِكَ ما رأيتُ أَشبَهَ به منك إِذْ كانَ صحيحًا، قال فَإنِّى أَنَا هُوَ، وكانَ له أَنَدْرَانِ : أند ر للقمَحَ وأَنْدَرٌ للشَّعيِرِ فَبعَثَ اللَّه سحابتين، فَلمَّا كانت إِحداهما على أَنْدَرِ القمْح أَفرغت فيه الذَّهَبَ حتى قَاصَه، وأَفَرغت الأُخرى في أنَدرِ الشعيرِ الْوَرِقَ حتى فَاضَ".