68.25 Al-Li'an
٦٨۔٢٥ باب اللِّعَانِ
[Machine] And the saying of Allah, the Most High: "And those who accuse their wives [of adultery] and have no witnesses except themselves" to His saying: "Of those who are truthful." So when a mute man accuses his wife through writing or sign language or a recognized gesture, it is like speaking, because the Prophet ﷺ permitted sign language in matters of legal obligations. This is the saying of some people of the Hijaz and scholars. And Allah, the Most High, said: "So she pointed to him. They said, 'How can we speak to one who is in the cradle?" And Dahhak said: "Except by a sign." And some people said: there is no limit or curse to it. Then it is claimed that divorce through writing or sign language or gesture is permissible, and there is no difference between divorce and accusation; if accusation does not occur except through speech. It was said to him: Divorce is also not permissible except through speech, otherwise the divorce and accusation are invalidated, and likewise emancipation, and likewise a mute person insulting. Ash-Sha'bi and Qatadah said that if he says "you are divorced" and points with his fingers, it becomes clear by his gesture. And Ibrahim al-Akhras said that if he writes divorce with his hand, it is binding. And Hammad al-Akhras and the mute person said that if he says it with his head, it is valid.
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ}، فَإِذَا قَذَفَ الأَخْرَسُ امْرَأَتَهُ بِكِتَابَةٍ أَوْ إِشَارَةٍ أَوْ بِإِيمَاءٍ مَعْرُوفٍ، فَهْوَ كَالْمُتَكَلِّمِ، لأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَدْ أَجَازَ الإِشَارَةَ فِي الْفَرَائِضِ، وَهْوَ قَوْلُ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ وَأَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ، وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {فَأَشَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا}. وَقَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ: {إِلاَّ رَمْزًا} إِشَارَةً. وَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ لاَ حَدَّ وَلاَ لِعَانَ. ثُمَّ زَعَمَ أَنَّ الطَّلاَقَ بِكِتَابٍ أَوْ إِشَارَةٍ أَوْ إِيمَاءٍ جَائِزٌ، وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَ الطَّلاَقِ وَالْقَذْفِ فَرْقٌ، فَإِنْ قَالَ الْقَذْفُ لاَ يَكُونُ إِلاَّ بِكَلاَمٍ. قِيلَ لَهُ كَذَلِكَ الطَّلاَقُ لاَ يَجُوزُ إِلاَّ بِكَلاَمٍ، وَإِلاَّ بَطَلَ الطَّلاَقُ وَالْقَذْفُ، وَكَذَلِكَ الْعِتْقُ، وَكَذَلِكَ الأَصَمُّ يُلاَعِنُ. وَقَالَ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَقَتَادَةُ إِذَا قَالَ أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ. فَأَشَارَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ، تَبِينُ مِنْهُ بِإِشَارَتِهِ. وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الأَخْرَسُ إِذَا كَتَبَ الطَّلاَقَ بِيَدِهِ لَزِمَهُ. وَقَالَ حَمَّادٌ الأَخْرَسُ وَالأَصَمُّ إِنْ قَالَ بِرَأْسِهِ جَازَ.