Hadith 3179

Regarding Sūrat An-Nūr

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Darussalam · Volume 5

44. The Chapters On The Tafsīr Of The Qur'ān From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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(3). 3179. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "Hilāl bin Umayyah went to the Prophet ﷺ and accused his wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin Saḥmā'. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Either you produce proof, or you will receive the legal punishment on your back.'" He said: "Hilāl said: 'O Messenger of Allāh ﷺ! If one of us saw a man over his wife, should he go and search for witnesses?' The Prophet ﷺ kept on saying: 'Either you produce proof, or you will receive the legal punishment on your back.'" He said: "Hilāl then said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am telling the truth and Allāh will reveal to you what will save my back from the legal punishment.' Then (the following) was revealed: And for those who accuse their wives, but have not witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies by Allāh that he is one of those who speak the truth.'[1] He recited it until he reached: 'And the fifth; should be that the wrath of Allāh be upon her if she he speaks the truth. Then the Prophet ﷺ left and sent for the two of them. They came, and Hilāl bin Umayyah stood and took the oaths. The Prophet ﷺ was saying: 'Allāh knows that one of you is a liar, so, will either of you repent?' Then the woman got up and took the oaths, and when she was about to take the fifth one; That the wrath of Allāh be upon her if she he speaks the truth', the people stopped her and said to her: 'It will definitely bring about Allāh's curse upon you (if you are guilty).'" Ibn 'Abbās said: 'So she hesitated, and recoiled so much so, that we thought that she would withdraw her denial. But she said: 'I will not dishonor my family for the rest of their days.' The Prophet ﷺ then said: 'Watch her, if she delivers a child with eyes that appear to have Kuhl on them, big hips, and fat shins then it is Sharīk bin Saḥmā's child.' (Later) she gave birth to a child fitting that description. So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'If it had not been settled in the Book of Allāh [the Mighty and Sublime], I would punish her severely.'" (Saḥīh) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb [from this route, as a narration of Hishām bin Hassān]. And this is how this Ḥadīth was reported by 'Abbād bin Manṣūr; from 'Ikrimah, [in Mursal form], from Ibn 'Abbās from the Prophet ﷺ. Ayyūb reported it from 'Ikrimah in Mursal form and he did not mention "from Ibn 'Abbās" in it.

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٣١٧٩ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ‌عِكْرِمَةُ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ «أَنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ» قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: الْبَيِّنَةَ وَإِلَّا حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ. قَالَ: فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُنَا رَجُلًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَيَلْتَمِسُ الْبَيِّنَةَ؟ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: الْبَيِّنَةَ، وَإِلَّا فَحَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ. قَالَ: فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ، وَلَيَنْزِلَنَّ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبَرِّئُ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الْحَدِّ، فَنَزَلَ: {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلا أَنْفُسُهُمْ} فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ: {وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالَ: فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا، فَجَاءَا، فَقَامَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ اللهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ، فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ؟ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ، فَشَهِدَتْ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ: {أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالُوا لَهَا: إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فَتَلَكَّأَتْ وَنَكَسَتْ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ سَتَرْجِعُ، فَقَالَتْ: لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَبْصِرُوهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ، فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ. فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَوْلَا مَا مَضَى مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَانَ لَنَا وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ، وَهَكَذَا رَوَى عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَرَوَاهُ أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلًا، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ.

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[1] An-Nūr 24:6-9.

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The Verses with regard to invoking curses were revealed regarding the incidents of Hilāl bin Umayyah and Uwaymar Ajlānī; they both inquired the Prophet ﷺ of this issue; that if a husband sees his wife committing adultery what should he do. These Verses were revealed regarding this issue and the Prophet ﷺ recited the Verses unto them both and they performed Li'an. Therefore the revelation of the Verses is referred to both of them. [Tuhfat Al-Aḥwadhi,: vol. 4, p. 154]