Lu'lu' wal-Marjan

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas narrated that the mention of li'an (mutual cursing) was made in the gathering of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and Sayyiduna Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) said something in this regard (that if I saw another man with my wife, I would kill him right there) and left. Then a companion from his tribe (Awaimir, may Allah be pleased with him) came to him with the complaint that he had found another man with his wife. Asim said, "Today I am afflicted with this trial because of what I said before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." Then he took him to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and told the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) about the incident in which this companion had found his wife. This man was of yellow complexion, lean (thin), and had straight hair, and the one about whom he claimed to have found with his wife (in seclusion) was of a sturdy build, wheat-colored, and well-fleshed. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed, "O Allah, make this matter clear." Consequently, the woman gave birth to a child resembling the man about whom the husband had claimed to have found with his wife. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made the husband and wife perform li'an (mutual cursing). A student in the gathering asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, "Is this the woman about whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that if I could stone anyone without evidence, I would stone this woman?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas said, "No, (this statement of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him) was about the woman whose adultery became evident during the time of Islam."