Sahih al-Bukhari 4540 (Book 65, Hadith 268)
his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should he
do?” So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula’ana. Allah’s
Apostle said to the man, “The matter between you and your wife has been decided.” So they did
Mula’ana in the presence of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I was present there, and then the man divorced his
wife. So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of
Mula’ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her pregnancy,
so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of
his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her.
“ قَدْ قُضِيَ فِيكَ وَفِي امْرَأَتِكَ ”. قَالَ فَتَلاَعَنَا، وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَفَارَقَهَا فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً أَنْ يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ حَامِلاً، فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ جَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ أَنْ يَرِثَهَا، وَتَرِثَ مِنْهُ مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهَا.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4540 (Book 65, Hadith 268)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Among the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Kutub al-Sittah, Sahih al-Bukhari is frequently accorded the highest rank. This esteemed status is a testament to the rigorous scholarly methods employed by its compiler, Muḥammad al-Bukhārī, who finished his work around 847. The collection is vast, containing an estimated 7,563 individual reports detailing the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. These are carefully categorized into 97 chapters, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding Islamic doctrine, law, and spiritual practice.
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