Hadith 3496

The Beginning Of Al-Li'an (The Curse)

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Darussalam · Volume 4

27. The Book Of Divorce

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3466 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 170

DarussalamSahīhAl-Albaniصحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٠٦٦) // في صحيح ابن ماجه (١ / ٣٥٢) بزيادة، الإرواء (٢١٠٠) //Al-AlbaniSahih

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صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3466 · Volume 8 · Page 38
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٠٦٦) // في صحيح ابن ماجه (١ / ٣٥٢) بزيادة، الإرواء (٢١٠٠) //
صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3243 · Volume 2 · Page 732
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٠٦٦: ق [في صحيح ابن ماجه ١/ ٣٥٢ بزيادة وإرواء الغليل ٢١٠٠].

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English translation

3496. It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd, from 'Ašim bin 'Adiyy who said: "Uwaimir, a man from Banu 'Ajlan, came and said: 'O 'Ašim, what do you think if a man sees another man with his wife, should he kill him and be killed in retaliation, or what should he do? O 'Ašim, ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about that for me.'" So 'Ašim asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about that, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ disapproved of the question and criticized the asking of too many questions. Then 'Uwaimir came to him and said: "What happened, O 'Ašim?" 'Ašim said to 'Uwaimir: "What happened? You have not brought me any good. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ disapproved of the question I asked." 'Uwaimir said: "By Allāh, I will go and ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." So he went to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and asked him. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh the Mighty and Sublime has revealed (something) concerning you and your wife, so bring her here." Sahl said: "I was among the people in the presence of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and he brought her and they engaged in the procedure of Li'ān. He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, by Allāh! If I keep her I would have been telling lies about her.' So he parted from her before the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ told him to separate from her, and that became the way of Li'ān." (Sahīh)

Arabic text

3466 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: جَاءَنِي عُوَيْمِرٌ - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْعَجْلَانِ - فَقَالَ: أَيْ عَاصِمُ، أَرَأَيْتُمْ رَجُلًا رَأَى مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ؟ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ يَا عَاصِمُ؟ سَلْ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ عَنْ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَعَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَسَائِلَ وَكَرِهَهَا، فَجَاءَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ، فَقَالَ: مَا صَنَعْتَ يَا عَاصِمُ؟ فَقَالَ: صَنَعْتُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِخَيْرٍ، كَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا، قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ: وَاللَّهِ لَأَسْأَلَنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ فَأْتِ بِهَا»، قَالَ سَهْلٌ: وَأَنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَاءَ بِهَا فَتَلَاعَنَا، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا لَقَدْ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا، فَفَارَقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِفِرَاقِهَا، فَصَارَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ

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[1] He explains in Al-Kubra, that this particular chain going through Hammad bin Salamah has a mistake in it, in that others narrated it from him, without the mention of Ibn 'Abbās.

Commentary

A man who witnesses his wife in the state of adultery, and has no other witnesses except himself, then the Divine law has made special provision for the husband to deal with such a situation. An ordinary person may not disclose the matter to anyone. He shall have to remain silent. But the husband is permitted to present himself before the court of law. The court would summon the wife also. Both of them would take oaths. If one of them refuses to take oath, he or she shall be punished: the man will be punished for accusation, and the woman for adultery. If both of them take oaths, the court would annul their marriage, and would say nothing to either of them. The method of Li'ān (mutual cursing) is coming up. (See also Hadīth 3431).