Sahih al-Bukhari 5099 (Book 68, Hadith 58)
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).
Sahih al-Bukhari 5099 (Book 68, Hadith 58)
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