A woman who clings to a man and says: He committed zina with me

Ash'ath said that al-Hasan al-Basri was asked about a woman who clings to a man and says: "He committed fornication with me": what is the ruling on her? He said: "She has slandered a Muslim man. The hadd for slander is to be carried out on her."

He said: And Ibrahim said: She is seeking a right; how can you say that?

Ash'ath reported from al-Hasan al-Basri concerning a man to whom a woman said: "Indeed this man committed fornication with me." He said: "This woman is to be lashed for slandering the man, and the man is not to be lashed."