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2256. It was reported from ‘Abbād bin Maṇṣūr, from ‘Ikrimah, from Ibn ‘Abbās, who said: “Hilāl bin Umayyah — and he was one of the three whose repentance was accepted by Allāh[1] — returned from his land at night, and saw a man with his wife. So he saw it (the act) with his eyes and heard it with his ears. But he did not do anything until the next morning. He then went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, I came to my wife at night and found a man with her, and I saw (it) with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.’ But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ disliked what he said, and found it difficult. At that, it was revealed: ‘And those who accuse their wives, and have no witnesses besides themselves...’[2] both Verses. When (the revelation) was complete from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he said: ‘Rejoice, O Hilāl. Allāh, the Glorious and Exalted, has made a way out and a passage for you.’ Hilāl said: ‘That was what I was hoping for from my Lord.’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘Call for her.’ When she came, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ recited (these Verses), and reminded them, and informed them that the punishment of the Hereafter was more severe than the punishment of this world. "Hilāl said: 'I swear by Allāh I have told the truth regarding her.' She replied: 'He has lied.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Have the two of them pronounce the Li'an.' Hilāl was told: 'Testify,' so he swore by Allāh four times that he was telling the truth. When it was time for the fifth, it was said to him: 'O Hilāl! Fear Allāh, for the punishment of this world is easier (to bear) than the punishment of the Hereafter. And this (the fifth curse) is the one that inflicts the punishment upon you.' He said: 'I swear by Allāh, Allāh will not punish me regarding her, just as He will not whip me due to her.' He then testified that the curse of Allāh would be upon him if he were of the liars. She was then asked to testify, so she swore by Allāh four times that he was lying. When it was time for the fifth, she was told: 'Fear Allāh, for the punishment of this world is easier (to bear) than the punishment of the Hereafter. And this (the fifth curse) is the one that inflicts the punishment upon you.' So she hesitated for some time, then said: 'By Allāh, I will not disgrace my people.' She then testified the fifth time that the punishment of Allāh would be upon her if he were telling the truth. "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ then separated between them, and ruled that her child not be named after any father, and that she not be accused (of adultery), nor her child (of being illegitimate), and that whoever accuses her or her child (of that) should be punished. And he also ruled that she does not have the right of a house or any sustenance from him, since they were to be separated without a divorce or death. And he said: 'If she brings him (the child) having a reddish complexion, with small buttocks, and thin frame and skinny shins, then he is Hilāl's. And if she brings him dark in color, with curly hair, and a heavy frame, having thick shins and large buttocks, then he is (the son) of the one she was accused (of adultery with).' "So she delivered him, dark in color, with curly hair, and a heavy frame, having thick shins and large buttocks. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Were it not for the testimonies, I would have had a matter (to deal) with her.'" 'Ikrimah said: He (the child) later became a governor over a [Miṣr (city)], and he was not named after any father. (Ḍa'if)