Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When this verse was revealed: "Those who accuse chaste women and then do not bring four witnesses, flog them eighty lashes and never accept their testimony," Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the chief of the Ansar, said: "O Messenger of Allah! Is this how it was revealed?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O company of the Ansar! Do you not hear what your chief is saying?" The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do not blame him; he is a protectively jealous man. By Allah! He has only ever married a virgin, and whenever he divorced a wife, none of us dared to marry that woman, because of the intensity of his temperament." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I know that this is the truth and that it is from Allah Almighty, but I am astonished that if I find a man who has got between a woman's thighs, I would have no right to attack him or even stir him until I bring four witnesses. By Allah! By the time I bring the four witnesses, he will have fulfilled his need." After that, the narrator mentioned the complete hadith.
Ahmad recorded it, and Abu Ya'la recorded it as a longer report; I will mention it in the chapter on li'an, if Allah wills. This report revolves around Abbad bin Mansur, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب النكاح / 7730
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
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