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muslim:1496Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Hishām > Muḥammad > Saʾalt Anas b. Mālik > Urá > ʿIndah Minh ʿIlm

I asked Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) knowing that he had a knowledge of (the case of li'an). He said: Hilal b. Umayya (Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife with the charge of fornication with Sharik b. Sahma, the brother of al-Bara'b Malik from the side of his mother. And he was the first person who invoked curse (li'an) in Islam. He in fact invoked curse upon her. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: See to her if she gives birth to a white-complexioned child having dark hair and bright eyes; he must be the son of Hilal b. Umayya; and if she gives birth to a child with dark eyelids, curly hair and lean shanks, he must be the offspring of Sharik b. Sahma. He said: I was informed that she gave birth to a child having dark eyelids, curly hair and lean shanks.  

مسلم:١٤٩٦وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ وَأَنَا أُرَى أَنَّ عِنْدَهُ مِنْهُ عِلْمًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ هِلاَلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ سَحْمَاءَ وَكَانَ أَخَا الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ لأُمِّهِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ لاَعَنَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ قَالَ فَلاَعَنَهَا فَقَالَ

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبْصِرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ سَبِطًا قَضِيءَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلاَلِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ سَحْمَاءَ قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:3468Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Suʾil Hishām > al-a man Yaqdhif Āmraʾatah Faḥaddathanā Hishām > Muḥammad > Saʾalt Anas b. Mālik > Dhalik > Ará > ʿIndah from Dhalik ʿIlm

"I asked Anas bin Malik about that, as I thought that he had knowledge of that. He said: 'Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife (of committing adultery) with Sharik bin As-Sahma', who was the brother of Al-Bara' bin Malik through his mother. He was the first one who engaged in the procedure of Li'an. The Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li'an between them, then he said: "Look and see, if she produces a child who is white, with straight hair and Qadiy'a eyes, then he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah, and if she produces a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves, then he belongs to Sharik bin As-Sahma'." I was told that she produced a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves.'"  

النسائي:٣٤٦٨أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى قَالَ سُئِلَ هِشَامٌ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْذِفُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَنَا أَرَى أَنَّ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ عِلْمًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ هِلاَلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ وَكَانَ أَخُو الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ لأُمِّهِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ

لاَعَنَ فَلاَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْصُرُوهُ فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ سَبِطًا قَضِيءَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلاَلِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا أَحْمَشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا أَحْمَشَ السَّاقَيْنِ  

ahmad:12450And Hb b. Jarīr > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad / Ibn Sīrīn > Anas b. Mālik > Hilāl b. Umayyah Qadhaf Āmraʾatah Bisharīk Ibn Saḥmāʾ

"I asked Anas bin Malik about that, as I thought that he had knowledge of that. He said: 'Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife (of committing adultery) with Sharik bin As-Sahma', who was the brother of Al-Bara' bin Malik through his mother. He was the first one who engaged in the procedure of Li'an. The Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li'an between them, then he said: "Look and see, if she produces a child who is white, with straight hair and Qadiy'a eyes, then he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah, and if she produces a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves, then he belongs to Sharik bin As-Sahma'." I was told that she produced a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3468)   

أحمد:١٢٤٥٠حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ سَحْمَاءَ فَقَالَ

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ جَعْدًا أَكْحَلَ حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ سَحْمَاءَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ سَبْطًا قَضِيءَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ جَعْدًا أَكْحَلَ حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ  

nasai-kubra:5633Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm b. Rāhawayh > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿlá al-Sāmī > Suʾil Hishām > al-a man Yaqdhif Āmraʾatah Faḥaddathanā Hishām / Ibn Ḥassān > Muḥammad / Ibn Sīrīn > Saʾalt Anas b. Mālik > Dhalik > Ará > ʿIndah from Dhalik ʿIlm

"I asked Anas bin Malik about that, as I thought that he had knowledge of that. He said: 'Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife (of committing adultery) with Sharik bin As-Sahma', who was the brother of Al-Bara' bin Malik through his mother. He was the first one who engaged in the procedure of Li'an. The Messenger of Allah conducted the procedure of Li'an between them, then he said: "Look and see, if she produces a child who is white, with straight hair and Qadiy'a eyes, then he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah, and if she produces a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves, then he belongs to Sharik bin As-Sahma'." I was told that she produced a child who has dark lines around his eyes, curly hair and narrow calves.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3468)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٦٣٣أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَاهَوَيْهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى السَّامِيُّ قَالَ سُئِلَ هِشَامٌ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْذِفُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَحَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سِيرِينَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَنَا أَرَى أَنَّ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ عِلْمًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ وَكَانَ أَخَا الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ لِأُمِّهِ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ

لَاعَنَ فَلَاعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «ابْصُرُوهُ فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ سَبِطًا قَضِيءَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ ابْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا أَحْمَشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ» قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا أَحْمَشَ السَّاقَيْنِ  

bayhaqi:21276Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Aḥmad al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. Sulaymān al-Wāsiṭī > Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn

I asked Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) knowing that he had a knowledge of (the case of li'an). He said: Hilal b. Umayya (Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife with the charge of fornication with Sharik b. Sahma, the brother of al-Bara'b Malik from the side of his mother. And he was the first person who invoked curse (li'an) in Islam. He in fact invoked curse upon her. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: See to her if she gives birth to a white-complexioned child having dark hair and bright eyes; he must be the son of Hilal b. Umayya; and if she gives birth to a child with dark eyelids, curly hair and lean shanks, he must be the offspring of Sharik b. Sahma. He said: I was informed that she gave birth to a child having dark eyelids, curly hair and lean shanks. (Using translation from Muslim 1496)   

البيهقي:٢١٢٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فِي قِصَّةِ اللِّعَانِ قَالَ فَقَالَ

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْصِرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ سَبِطًا قَضِيءَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ سَحْمَاءَ قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ جَعْدًا حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُثَنًّى