حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا عِکْرِمَةُ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَرِيکِ ابْنِ سَحْمَائَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَوْ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِکَ فَقَالَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَکَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ وَلَيُنْزِلَنَّ اللَّهُ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبَرِّئُ ظَهْرِي قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَکُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَائُ إِلَّا أَنْفُسُهُمْ حَتَّی بَلَغَ وَالْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ کَانَ مِنْ الصَّادِقِينَ فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَجَائَا فَقَامَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَکُمَا کَاذِبٌ فَهَلْ مِنْ تَائِبٍ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ فَلَمَّا کَانَ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ کَانَ مِنْ الصَّادِقِينَ قَالُوا لَهَا إِنَّهَا لَمُوجِبَةٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَتَلَکَّأَتْ وَنَکَصَتْ حَتَّی ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهَا سَتَرْجِعُ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ انْظُرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَائَتْ بِهِ أَکْحَلَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيکِ ابْنِ سَحْمَائَ فَجَائَتْ بِهِ کَذَلِکَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْلَا مَا مَضَی مِنْ کِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَکَانَ لِي وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2067
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife in the presence of the Prophet P.B.U.H of (committingadultery) with Sharik bin Sahma', The Prophet P.B.U.H said: "Bring proof or you will feel the Hadd (punishment) on your back." Hilal bin Umayyah said: "By the One Who sent you with the truth I am telling the truth, and Allah will send down revelation concerning my situation which will spare my back." Then the following was revealed: "And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies (i.e., testifies four times) by Allah that he is one of those who speak the truth. And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the curse of Allah on him if he be of those who tell a lie (against her). But It shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her, if she bears witness four times by Allah, that he (her husband) is tellIng a lie. And the fifth (testimony) should be that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth." The Prophet P.B.U.H turned and sent for them, and they came HilaI bin Umayyah stood up and bore witness, and the Prophet P.B.U.H said: "Allah knows that one of you is lying. Will either of you repent?" Then she stood up and affIrmed her innocence. On the fifth time, meaning that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth, they SOld to her: "It will invoke the wrath of Allah." Ibn 'Abbas said: "She hesitated and backed up, until we thought that she was going to recant. Then she said: 'By Allah, I cannot dishonor my people for ever: Then the Prophet said: 'Wait and see. If she gives birth to a child with black eyes, fleshy buttocks and big calves, then he is the son of Sharik bin Sahma'.' And she gave birth to such a child. Then the Prophet P.B.U.H said: 'Had not the matter been settled by the Book of Allah, I would have punished her severely:" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020