English translation
2254. It was reported from Hishām bin Ḥassān, that ‘Ikrimah narrated to him, from Ibn ‘Abbās that Hilāl bin Umayyah accused his wife of committing adultery with Sharīk bin Sahmā’. He made this accusation in front of the Prophet ﷺ, who then said: “Bring the evidence, or else the penalty (will be inflicted) on your back.” He said: “O Messenger of Allāh, if a person sees another man on his wife, should he go and find evidence?” But the Prophet ﷺ continued to say: “Bring the evidence, or else the penalty (will be inflicted) on your back.” Hilāl said: “I swear by the One Who has sent you with the truth as a Prophet, I am indeed telling the truth. And of a surety, Allāh will reveal about me something which will free the penalty from my back.” So the following was revealed: “And those who accuse their wives, and have no witnesses besides themselves...” and he continued reciting until; “he is among the truthful ones.” The Prophet ﷺ then turned away and called for both of them. They both came, and Hilāl bin Umayyah stood and testified. And the Prophet ﷺ said: “Allāh knows that one of you two is lying, so will either of you repent?” She then stood up and testified, but when she was at the fifth one — that may the anger of Allāh be upon her if he is telling the truth — they said to her: "This is the one that will inflict it (the anger of Allāh upon you)." So she faltered, and hesitated, until we thought that she would recant, but she said: "I will not humiliate my people for the rest of time!" And she went ahead (with the curse). So the Prophet ﷺ said: "Watch her carefully: if she brings forth (a child) whose eyes are very black, with large buttocks and heavy shins, then it is Sharīk bin Sāhmā's (child)." And she came with (a child) with those descriptions, so the Prophet ﷺ said: "Were it not for the fact that the (rulings) of the Book of Allāh have already preceded, I would have had another matter (to deal) with her." (Sāhīh) Abū Dāwūd said: This is among that which the people of Al-Madīnah are alone in narrating; the narration of Ibn Bash-shār, regarding the Ḥadīth of Hilāl.