حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ نَعَمْ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُلَانٌ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَنَا رَأَى امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى فَاحِشَةٍ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ إِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ وَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ فَقَامَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ قَدْ ابْتُلِيتُ بِهِ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الْآيَاتِ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ حَتَّى خَتَمَ الْآيَاتِ فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ فَتَلَاهُنَّ عَلَيْهِ وَذَكَّرَهُ بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ دَعَا الْمَرْأَةَ فَوَعَظَهَا وَذَكَّرَهَا وَأَخْبَرَهَا بِأَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَتْ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنَّهُ لَكَاذِبٌ فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنْ الصَّادِقِينَ وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ الْكَاذِبِينَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنْ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ الصَّادِقِينَ ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5009
Sa'eed ibn Jubayr said: I asked lbn 'Umar: O Abu 'Abd ar-Rahmaan, should a couple who engage in li'aan be separated? He said: Subhaan-Allah, yes. The first one to ask about this was So and so. He said: O Messenger of Allah, what do you thirds if one of us sees his wife committing an immoral action, what should he do? If he keeps quiet, he will be keeping quiet about a serious matter, and if he speaks, he will be speaking of an equally serious matter. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) remained silent and did not answer him. Then the man left and went about his business. After that he came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and said: I have been afflicted with what I asked you about. Then Allah reaveled these verses in Soorat al-Noor: "And for those who accuse their wives..."[al-Noor 24:6-9], to the end of the passage. He recited them to him, and exhorted and adminished him, and reminded him about Allah (PBUH), and told him that the punishment in this world was lighter than the punishment in the Hereafter. He said: No, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I am not lying about her. Then he called the woman and exhorted and reminded her, and told her that the punishment in this world was lighter than the punishment in the Hereafter. She said: By the One Who sent you with the truth, he is lying. He called the man, and he testified four times by Allah that he was telling the truth, and the fifth time that the curse of Allah would be upon him if he was of those who tell a lie. Then he called the woman, and she testified four times by Allah that he was of those who tell a lie, and the fifth time that the wrath of Allah would be upon her if he was telling the truth. Then he separated them
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020