Narrated Ibn Juraij:Ibn Shihab informed me of Lian and the tradition related to it, referring to the narration of Sahl bin Sa`d, the brother of Bani Sa`idi He said, "An Ansari man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! If a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him, or what should he do?' So Allah revealed concerning his affair what is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an about the affair of those involved in a case of Lian. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Allah has given His verdict regarding you and your wife.' So they carried out Lian in the mosque while I was present there. When they had finished, the man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If I should now keep her with me as a wife then I have told a lie about her. Then he divorced her thrice before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered him, when they had finished the Lian process. So he divorced her in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) ." Ibn Shihab added, "After their case, it became a tradition that a couple involved in a case of Lian should be separated by divorce. That lady was pregnant then, and later on her son was called by his mother's name. The tradition concerning their inheritance was that she would be his heir and he would inherit of her property the share Allah had prescribed for him." Ibn Shihab said that Sahl bin Sa`d As'Saidi said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said (in the above narration), "If that lady delivers a small red child like a lizard, then the lady has spoken the truth and the man was a liar, but if she delivers a child with black eyes and huge lips, then her husband has spoken the truth." Then she delivered it in the shape one would dislike (as it proved her guilty).
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5309
In-book reference
Book 68, Hadith 58
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 229
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
Ibn Jurayj said, "Ibn Shihab told me about the li'an and the sunna from the hadith of Sahl ibn Sa'd, the brother of the Banu Sa'ida. A man of the Ansar went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, what do you say about a man who finds another man with his wife? Should he kill him or what should he do?' So Allah revealed about her what is mentioned in the Qur'an about the couple who carry out the li'an. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Allah has given a decision about you and your wife.' He said, 'They cursed each other in the mosque while I was present. When they finished, he said, 'I would be lying about her if I were to keep her, Messenger of Allah.' So he divorced her three times before the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded him to do so when they finished the li'an. So he parted from her with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. That is how every couple who carries out the li'an are divorced.'" Ibn Shihab said, "The sunna after them was that a couple who pronounced the li'an were divorced. She was pregnant and her son was called by his mother's name." He said, "The sunna in her inheritance was that she inherited from him and she from him according to the share which Allah allotted him. Ibn Shihab reported from Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi in this hadith that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If she has a small reddish child like the wahra lizard (white with reddish spots), then I think that she has spoken the truth and he lied about her. If she has a child with black eyes and large buttocks, then I think that he spoke the truth about her." She had a child with the disliked description.
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 5309
In-book reference
Book 68, Hadith 58
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 229
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih
