Sunan Abi Dawud · Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
باب فِي اللِّعَانِ
Chapter: Regarding Li’an (Mutual Cursing).
15 hadith · references 2245–2259
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Abu Dawud · 2245قَدْ أُنْزِلَ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ قُرْآنٌ ، فَاذْهَبْ فَأْتِ بِهَاSahl bin Saad Al Saeedi said that ‘Uwaimir bin Ashqar Al Ajilani came to Asim bin Adl and said to him “Asim tell me about a man who finds a man along with his wife. Should he kill him and then be killed by you, or how sh4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2246أَمْسِكِ الْمَرْأَةَ عِنْدَكَ حَتَّى تَلِدَAbbas bin Sahl reported on the authority of his father “The Prophet ﷺ said to Asim bin ‘Adl. Keep the woman with you till she begets the child.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2247حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ،حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ ، قَالَ : حَضَرْتُ لِعَانَهُمَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّSahl bin Saad Al Saeedi said “I attended the invoking of the curses with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when I was fifteen. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. In this version he said “She then came out pregnant and th5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2248أَبْصِرُوهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَدْعَجَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ عَظِيمَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ ، فَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُحَيْمِرَ كَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ ، فَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا كَاذِبًاSahl bin Saad reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying - in the tradition of spouses who invoked curses to each other “Look if she bears a child which has very black eyes, large buttocks, I cannot but imagine that he 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2249حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ، عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ ، بِهَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ يُدْعَى يَعThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Saad Al Saeedi through a different chain of narrators. This version adds the child was attributed to its mother.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2250حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْفِهْرِيِّ ، وَغَيْرِهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ ، قَالThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Saad Al Saeedi through a different chain of narrators. This version has “He divorced her three times before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of A5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2251شَهِدْتُ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ، فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ تَلَاعَنَاSahl bin Saad said “The version of Musaddad has “I witnessed the invoking of curses by the two spouses during the life time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when I was fifteen years old. When they finished invoking curses, th7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2252حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، وَكَانَتْ حَامِلًا ، فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا ، فَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Saad through a different chain of narrators. This version has “She was pregnant, he denied pregnancy from him. So her son was attributed to her. In the 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2253لَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ جَعْدًاAbdullah (bin Masud) said “We were in the mosque on the night of a Friday, suddenly a man from the Ansar entered the mosque”. And said “If a man finds a man along with wife and declares (about her adultery) you will flog6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2254الْبَيِّنَةُ ، أَوْ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَIbn Abbas said “Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife in the presence of Prophet ﷺ of having committed adultery with Sharik bin Sahma’”. The Prophet ﷺ said “Produce evidence or you must receive punishment on your back. ” He5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2255أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ رَجُلًا حِينَ أَمَرَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ أَنْ يَتَلَاعَنَا أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فِيهِ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ ، يَقُولُ : إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: When the Prophet ﷺ ordered a man and his wife to invoke curses on each other, he ordered a man to put his hand on his mouth when he came to the fifth utterance, saying that it would be the de5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2256أَبْشِرْ يَا هِلَالُ ، قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَ فَرَجًا وَمَخْرَجًاIbn Abbas said “Hilal bin Umayyah was one of the three persons whose repentance was accepted by Allaah. One night he returned from his land and found a man along with his wife. He witnessed with his eyes and heard with h5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2257حِسَابُكُمَا عَلَى اللَّهِ ، أَحَدُكُمَا كَاذِبٌ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكَ عَلَيْهَاIbn Umar said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the spouses who invoked curses on each other. Your reckoning is in Allaah’s hands for one of you is liar there is no way for you to (remarry) her. He then asked Messenger o5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2258اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ ، فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ ؟Saad bin Jubair said I asked Ibn Umar A man accused his wife of adultery? He said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ separated the brother and the sister of Banu Al ‘Ajilan (i. e., husband and wife). He said Allaah knows that one5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2259أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَاعَنَ امْرَأَتَهُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَانْتَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِهَا ، فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمَا ، وَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بIbn Umar said A man invoked curses on his wife (charging her of adultery) during the time of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and disowned the child. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ therefore separated them and attributed the child to the 4 narrators