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The Imâm Exhorting The Man And Woman At The Time Of Li'ân

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Darussalam · Volume 4

27. The Book Of Divorce

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الحديث: 3473 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 175

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3503. 'Abdul-Malik bin Abî Sulaimân said: "I heard Sa'eed bin Jubair say: 'I was asked about the two who engage in Li'ân during the governorship of Ibn Az-Zubair - should they be separated? I did not know what to say, so I got up and went to the house of Ibn 'Umar and said: "O Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân, should the two who engage in Li'ân be separated?" He said: "Yes, Subhân-Allâh! The first one who asked about that was so-and-so the son of so-and-so who said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, what do you think if a man among us sees his wife committing immoral actions, and if he speaks of it, he will be speaking of a grave matter, but if he keeps quiet, he will be keeping quiet about a grave matter?' He did not answer him, then after that, he came to him and said: 'I was tried with the matter that I asked you about, so Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed these Verses in Sûrat An-Nûr: 'And for those who accuse their wives until he reached': 'And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allâh be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth.'[1] So he started with the man, exhorting him, reminding him, and telling him that the punishment in this world was less severe than the punishment in the Hereafter. He said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I am not lying.' Then he turned to the woman and exhorted her and reminded her. She said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, he is lying.' So he started with the man, and he bore witness four times by Allâh that he was telling the truth, and the fifth time (he invoked) the curse of Allâh upon himself if he was lying. Then he turned to the woman and she bore witness four times by Allâh that he was lying, and the fifth time (she invoked) the wrath of Allâh upon herself if he was telling the truth. Then he separated them.” (Sahih)

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3473 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، يَقُولُ: سُئِلْتُ عَنِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ فِي إِمَارَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ فَمَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَقُولُ، فَقُمْتُ مِنْ مَقَامِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ - وَلَمْ يَقُلْ عَمْرٌو، أَرَأَيْتَ - الرَّجُلَ مِنَّا يَرَى عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَاحِشَةً إِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَأَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ - وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو: أَتَى أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا - وَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ ابْتُلِيتُ بِهِ، " فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ} [النور: 6]- حَتَّى بَلَغَ - {وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} [النور: 9] فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَوَعَظَهُ وَذَكَّرَهُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ "، فَقَالَ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا كَذَبْتُ، «ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَوَعَظَهَا وَذَكَّرَهَا»، فَقَالَتْ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنَّهُ لَكَاذِبٌ، «فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، وَالْخَامِسَةُ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا»

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    [1] The wordings of the text differ slightly from the wordings of the chapter heading, so take note. As-Sindî said: "Meaning the mouth of the man, who was involved in the Li'ân. And it does not refer to the woman, except if he is a Mahram to her." And the meaning of this Hadîth is similar to No. 3499, from Anas, where the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Stop her, for it will inevitably bring the punishment of Allâh upon the liar."

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    [1] An-Nûr 24:6-9.

Commentary

1. 'Punishment of this world' means the Hadd. If the husband has lied, the penalty for hurling accusation would be eighty lashes, and if the wife has indulged in adultery, her penalty for adultery would be stoning to death. Whereas, the torment of the Hereafter is Hellfire, except what Allâh wills. 2. He ﷺ then effected separation between the two, because after such accusations, their remaining together as husband and wife is disgraceful, and this is an agreed upon issue.