A man who divorces his wife and then falsely accuses her: what is due from him?

Jabir bin Zayd said: It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning a man who gave his wife one divorce and then accused her. He said: The prescribed punishment for false accusation (hadd al-qadhf) is to be applied to him. He is not like one who has not divorced.

And Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: He is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an) if he holds the right to take her back.

Yunus said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: When a man gives his wife three divorces and then accuses her, the prescribed punishment for false accusation (hadd al-qadhf) is to be applied to him, unless she is pregnant; if she is pregnant, he is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an) with her.

Mansur said: It is reported from al-Hakam concerning a man who gave his wife three divorces while she was pregnant, and who then also denied the child in her womb. He said: He is to be flogged, and that child is to be attached to him.

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: When a man gives his wife three divorces and then denies his child while he does not hold the right to take her back, he is to be flogged and that child is to be attached to him. And when he denies his child while he does hold the right to take her back, he is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an), and that child is to be denied from him, even if he has never acknowledged him.

Al-Shaybani said: It is reported from al-Sha'bi concerning a man who had given his wife an irrevocable divorce. The woman then claimed to be pregnant, and he denied that child. He said: He is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an) with her.

Mughirah said: Al-Sha'bi was asked about a man who had given his wife three divorces. Then she came pregnant, and he denied the pregnancy. He said: He is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an). The narrator said: Al-Harith said: O Abu Amr! Allah, the Lord of Might, has indeed said in His Book: "And those who accuse their wives" [Al-Nur: 6]. Do you consider her to be his wife? At this al-Sha'bi said: I am indeed ashamed, when I recognize the truth, not to return to it.

Al-Hakam and Hammad said: It is reported from Ibrahim concerning a man who gave his wife an irrevocable divorce and then accused her. He said: He is to be flogged.

Uthman al-Batti said: Al-Qasim bin Muhammad used to say, concerning a man who had divorced his wife and then said to her: You committed zina while you are my wife. He said: He is to perform mutual imprecation (li'an).