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5 Jumada II 1448 AH

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Musnad Abi Ya'la 2824 — the first li'an (mutual cursing) in Islam was

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ الْجَرْمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : أَوَّلُ لِعَانٍ كَانَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَنَّ شَرِيكَ بْنَ سَحْمَاءَ قَذَفَهُ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ بِامْرَأَتِهِ ، فَرُفِعَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : يَا هِلَالُ ، أَرْبَعَةَ شُهُودٍ وَإِلَّا فَحَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنَّ اللهَ لَيَعْلَمُ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ ، وَلَيُنْزِلَنَّ اللهُ مَا يُبَرِّئُ بِهِ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الْجَلْدِ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ آيَةَ اللِّعَانِ : وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلا أَنْفُسُهُمْ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ ، فَدَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : اشْهَدْ بِاللهِ إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ فِيمَا رَمَيْتَهَا بِهِ مِنَ الزِّنَا ، فَشَهِدَ بِذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ : وَلَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فِيمَا رَمَيْتَهَا بِهِ مِنَ الزِّنَا ، فَفَعَلَ ، ثُمَّ دَعَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، فَقَالَ : قُومِي اشْهَدِي بِاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فِيمَا رَمَاكِ بِهِ مِنَ الزِّنَا ، فَشَهِدَتْ بِذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهَا فِي الْخَامِسَةِ : وَغَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَيْكِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ فِيمَا رَمَاكِ بِهِ مِنَ الزِّنَا ، فَقَالَتْ .
قَالَ مَخْلَدٌ : فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ أَوِ الْخَامِسَةِ سَكَتَتْ سَكْتَةً حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنَّهَا سَتَعْتَرِفُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَتْ : لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ ، فَمَضَتْ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ ، فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بَيْنَهُمَا ، وَقَالَ : انْظُرُوا ، إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ جَعْدًا ، حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ سَحْمَاءَ ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَبْيَضَ ، سَبِطًا ، أَقْمَرَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ ، فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ آدَمَ جَعْدًا ، حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : لَوْلَا مَا نَزَلَ فِيهِمَا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ كَانَ لِي وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the first li'an (mutual cursing) in Islam was when Sayyiduna Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) accused his wife of adultery with Sharik bin Sahma' (may Allah be pleased with him). The matter was brought before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hilal, produce four witnesses, or else the hadd punishment (the lashes for false accusation) will fall on your back." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, Allah knows well that I am truthful, and Allah Almighty will surely send down revelation that will save my back from the punishment of lashes." So Allah Almighty sent down these verses of li'an: "And those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves" (Surah al-Nur: 6) to the end of the verse. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: "Testify, swearing by Allah, that you are certainly truthful in the accusation of adultery you have made against her." So he testified in this way four times. Then, the fifth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Say: "And may the curse of Allah be upon you if you are lying in the accusation of adultery you have made against her." He did so. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called the woman and said: "Stand up and testify, swearing by Allah, that he is certainly lying in the accusation of adultery he is making against you." She testified in this way four times. Then, the fifth time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Say: "And may the wrath of Allah descend upon you if he is truthful in the accusation of adultery he has made against you." Mukhallad (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that when she reached the fourth or fifth testimony she fell silent for a little while, so that those present thought that she would now confess; but then she said: "I will not disgrace my people for the rest of this day," and so she completed her statement. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the two of them and said: "Watch! If her child is born with curly hair and thin shins, he belongs to Sharik bin Sahma'; and if he is born fair-skinned, with straight hair and bright eyes, he belongs to Hilal bin Umayyah." Then the child was born wheat-coloured, with curly hair and thin shins, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Had the ruling of the Book of Allah not been revealed, I would have dealt with this woman in a particular way (with regard to punishment)."
Hadith Reference مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 2824
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«أخرجه صحيح مسلم برقم: 1496، وأخرجه سنن النسائي برقم: 3469، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 12042، وأخرجه فتح الباري برقم: 5002، وأخرجه شرح معاني الآثار برقم: 4665، وأخرجه صحيح ابن حبان برقم: 4451، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للنسائي برقم: 5894، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 2816»

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