موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الحدودBook: On the Explanation of Hudud (Prescribed Punishments)
بَابُ الْحَدِّ فِي الْقَذْفِ وَالنَّفْيِ وَالتَّعْرِيضِPunishment for slander, exile, and insinuation
Hadith 1558B1
قَالَ يَحْيَى : سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، يَقُولُ : وَذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ الرَّجُلُ الْمُفْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ يَخَافُ إِنْ كُشِفَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ، فَإِذَا كَانَ عَلَى مَا وَصَفْتُ فَعَفَا، جَازَ عَفْوُهُ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: That is, if he fears that if he does not forgive the one who accuses, then the adultery of the parents will be proven by witnesses, and for this reason he forgives, then the forgiveness is valid.
