Sahih al-Bukhari 5309

Hadith text

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)

Ibn Juraij bataate hain: Ibn Shihab ne mujhe Lian aur uske rivaaj ke baare mein bataaya, Sahl bin Sa'd, Bani Sa'idi ke bhai, ki riwayat ka hawaala dete hue. Unhone kaha, 'Ek Ansaari aadmi Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas aaya aur kaha, "Aye Allah ke Rasool! Agar koi aadmi apni biwi ke saath kisi doosre aadmi ko dekhe, to kya wo use qatl kar de, ya wo kya kare?" Isper Allah ne uske maamle ke baare mein wo naazil kiya jo Quran mein Lian ke maamle mein shaamil logon ke baare mein hai. Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, "Allah ne tumhaare aur tumhaari biwi ke maamle mein apna faisla de diya hai." To unhone Masjid mein Lian ki karvaayi poori ki jabke main wahaan maujood tha. Jab unhone khatam kiya, us aadmi ne kaha, "Aye Allah ke Rasool! Agar main ab unhein apni biwi ke taur par rakhoon, to maine unke baare mein jhoot bola hoga." Phir usne Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke hukm dene se pehle hi teen baar talaaq de di, jab unhone Lian ki karvaayi khatam kar li. To usne Nabi (SAW) ke saamne hi use talaaq de di.' Ibn Shihab ne aage kaha, 'Unke maamle ke baad, ye tareeka ban gaya ke Lian mein shaamil jode ko talaaq dekar alag kar diya jaaye. Wo khaatoon us waqt hamila thi, aur baad mein uska beta uski maa ke naam se pukaara gaya. Unki miraas ke baare mein rivaaj ye tha ke wo uski waaris hogi aur wo uski jaayadaad mein se utna hissa paayega jitna Allah ne uske liye muqarrar kiya hai.' Ibn Shihab kehte hain ke Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi ne kaha ke Nabi (SAW) ne (upar wali riwayat mein) farmaya, 'Agar wo khaatoon ek chhota, laal, chhipkali jaisa bacha janme, to khaatoon ne sach kaha aur mard jhoota hai, magar agar wo kaali aankhon aur bade honth wala bacha janme, to uske shohar ne sach kaha.' Phir usne aisi hi shakl mein bacha janma jo napasand ki jaati hai (jisse uska qusoor saabit hua).

Sahih al-Bukhari 5309 · Book 68, Hadith 58