Hadith 7304

What is disliked of going deeply into and arguing about (religious) knowledge, and exaggerating in matters of religion, and of inventing heresies.

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Darussalam · Volume 9

96 - THE BOOK OF HOLDING FAST TOTHE QUR'AN AND THE SUNNA(legal ways of the Prophet ﷺ).

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الحديث: 7304 ¦ الجزء: 9 ¦ الصفحة: 98

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English translation

7304. Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sā'idī: 'Uwaimir Al-'Ajlānī came to 'Ašim bin 'Adī and said, "If a man found another man with his wife and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Al-Qišās) (i.e., equality in punishment)? O 'Ašim! Please ask Allāh's Messenger about this matter on my behalf." 'Ašim asked the Prophet ﷺ but the Prophet ﷺ disliked the question and disapproved of it. 'Ašim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that the Prophet ﷺ disliked that question. 'Uwaimir said, "By Allāh, I will go (personally) to the Prophet." 'Uwaimir came to the Prophet ﷺ when Allāh had already revealed Qur'anic Verses (in that respect) after 'Āsim had left (the Prophet ﷺ). So the Prophet ﷺ said to 'Uwaimir, "Allāh has revealed Qur'anic Verses regarding you and your wife." The Prophet ﷺ then called for them, and they came and carried out the order of Li'an, and then 'Uwaimir said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Now if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a lie." So 'Uwaimir divorced her although the Prophet ﷺ did not order him to do so. Later on this practice of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of Li'an(1). The Prophet ﷺ said (to the people), "Wait for her! If she delivers a red, short (small) child like a Wahara (a short red animal), then I will be of the opinion that he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie; but if she delivers a black big-eyed one with big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth about her." Ultimately she gave birth to a child that proved the accusation. [See Vol. 6, Hadith No. 4745]

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7304 - حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ: جَاءَ عُوَيْمِرٌ العَجْلاَنِيُّ، إِلَى عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، فَقَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَيَقْتُلُهُ، أَتَقْتُلُونَهُ بِهِ، سَلْ لِي يَا عَاصِمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَهُ، فَكَرِهَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ المَسَائِلَ، وَعَابَهَا، فَرَجَعَ عَاصِمٌ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَرِهَ المَسَائِلَ، فَقَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ: وَاللَّهِ لَآتِيَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى القُرْآنَ خَلْفَ عَاصِمٍ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: «قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ قُرْآنًا» فَدَعَا بِهِمَا، فَتَقَدَّمَا، فَتَلاَعَنَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ: كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا، فَفَارَقَهَا وَلَمْ يَأْمُرْهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِفِرَاقِهَا، فَجَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي المُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ، وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «انْظُرُوهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَحْمَرَ قَصِيرًا مِثْلَ وَحَرَةٍ، فَلاَ أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ كَذَبَ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْحَمَ أَعْيَنَ ذَا أَلْيَتَيْنِ، فَلاَ أَحْسِبُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ عَلَيْهَا» فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى الأَمْرِ المَكْرُوهِ

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