Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 18288 — A couple separated after li'an

Dawud said: Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) separated a husband and wife who had performed li'an. The man clung to her and asked: What about my wealth? She said to him: You will get no wealth. Then the man went to Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) and said: Are my wealth and my wife both gone? He said: No. The man said: The one whom you ordered to conduct the li'an between us has said that there is nothing for me. He said: Did he do that? He said: Yes. He (Sa'id) said: So I went. He said: Abu Burdah said: What is this man saying? He said: I said: What does he say? He said: He says that his wife and his wealth are both gone. He said: I said: What would induce the wicked to commit fornication? One marries a woman, then accuses her, then performs li'an with her, and then takes back his wealth! This was written to al-Hajjaj, and he said: He has spoken the truth. Then a man came to me, and I thought that al-Hajjaj had sent him. He said: What you said, did you say it from your own opinion, or is it something that reached you? I said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this very judgement in the case of the sister of Banu al-Ajlan.