مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 4693
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سُئِلْتُ عَنِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ، أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ فِي إِمَارَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَمَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَقُولُ، فَقُمْتُ مِنْ مَكَانِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الْمُتَلَاعِنَانِ، أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَأَلَ (٢) عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ، قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يَرَى امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى فَاحِشَةٍ، فَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، (٣) وَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ؟، فَسَكَتَ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدُ (٤) أَتَاهُ، فَقَالَ: الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ قَدِ ابْتُلِيتُ بِهِ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ، ، اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ: {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ} [النور: ٦] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} [النور: ٩] ، " فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ، فَوَعَظَهُ وَذَكَّرَهُ، وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ "، فَقَالَ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا كَذَبْتُكَ، (١) " ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَوَعَظَهَا وَذَكَّرَهَا، وَأَخْبَرَهَا أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ "، فَقَالَتْ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنَّهُ لَكَاذِبٌ، قَالَ: " فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ، فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ: إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالْمَرْأَةِ، فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ: إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا " (٢)، ،
Translation
English translation
Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that during the caliphate of Abdullah bin Zubair, someone asked me this question: If there has been li'an between a man and a woman, should separation be made between them (or does it happen automatically)? I could not think of an answer, so I got up from my place and went to the house of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said to him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman! Should separation be made between those who perform li'an?" Upon hearing my question, he said, "Subhan Allah," and said: "The first person to ask about li'an was so-and-so son of so-and-so. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, if a man sees his wife committing adultery, if he speaks, he says a great thing, and if he remains silent, he remains silent over such a great matter?' The Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent instead of answering his question. After a short while, that man again came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'I have been afflicted with the matter I asked you about.' Upon this, Allah revealed these verses of Surah An-Nur «والذين يرمون ازواجهم...... ان كان من الصدقين». The Prophet (ﷺ), in accordance with these verses, started the li'an with the man, admonished and advised him, and said, 'The punishment of this world is lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter.' He said, 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I am not lying to you.' Secondly, the Prophet (ﷺ) called the woman, admonished and advised her, and said, 'The punishment of this world is lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter.' She said, 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, he is lying.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) started with the man, and he swore by Allah four times, testifying that he was truthful, and the fifth time he said, 'If I am lying, then may the curse of Allah be upon me.' Then he turned to the woman, and she also swore by Allah four times, testifying that he was lying, and the fifth time she said, 'If he is truthful, then may the wrath of Allah be upon me.' Then the Prophet (ﷺ) separated the two of them."
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This is Hadith 4693 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 27, Musnad of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them), as in-book entry 246.
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