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Sunan an-Nasai 3466 (Book 27, Hadith 78) #18078
Suspicion of Adultery and Li'an

SUMMARY: A man asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what to do if he suspects his wife of adultery. The Prophet disapproved of the question and told him to bring his wife for a procedure called Li'an.

It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd, from 'Asim bin 'Adiyy who said: "Uwaimir, a man from Banu 'Ajlan, came and said: 'O 'Asim, what do you think if a man sees another man with his wife, should he kill him and be killed in retaliation, or what should he do? O 'Asim, ask the Messenger of Allah about that for me'." So 'Asim asked the Messenger of Allah about that, and the Messenger of Allah disapproved of the question and criticized the asking of too many questions. Then Uwaimir came to him and said: "What happened, O 'Asim?" 'Asim said to Uwaimir: "What happened?! You have not brought me any good. The Messenger of Allah disapproved of the question I asked". Uwaimir said: "By Allah, I will go and ask the Messenger of Allah". So he went to the Messenger of Allah and asked him. The Messenger of Allah said: "Allah the Mighty and Sublime has revealed (something) concerning you and your wife, so bring her here". Sahl said: "I was among the people in the presence of the Messenger of Allah and he brought her and they engaged in the procedure of Li'an. He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, by Allah! If I keep her I would have been telling lies about her'. So he parted from her before the Messenger of Allah told him to separate from her, and that became the way of Li'an".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ جَاءَنِي عُوَيْمِرٌ - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْعَجْلاَنِ - فَقَالَ أَىْ عَاصِمُ أَرَأَيْتُمْ رَجُلاً رَأَى مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ يَا عَاصِمُ سَلْ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ عَنْ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ وَكَرِهَهَا ‏.‏ فَجَاءَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ يَا عَاصِمُ فَقَالَ صَنَعْتُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِخَيْرٍ كَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللَّهِ لأَسْأَلَنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ فَائْتِ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَهْلٌ وَأَنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ بِهَا فَتَلاَعَنَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا لَقَدْ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا ‏.‏ فَفَارَقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِفِرَاقِهَا فَصَارَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ
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adultery  *  suspicion  *  divorce  *  lian

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek advice from religious leaders when faced with difficult situations in life instead of making decisions on our own without proper guidance .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, a man named Uwaimir came to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asking what he should do if he suspects his wife of adultery. The Prophet disapproved of this question as it was too personal and asked Uwaimir to bring his wife for a procedure called Li’an. This is an Islamic practice in which both parties make an oath before Allah that they are telling the truth about their situation. If one party is found guilty then they will be cursed by Allah and separated from each other forever. This hadith teaches us that we should not jump into conclusions without any proof or evidence as it can lead to serious consequences such as divorce or even worse - being cursed by Allah! We must also remember that we should always seek advice from our religious leaders when faced with difficult situations in life instead of making decisions on our own without proper guidance.

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