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Rifa`a Al-Qurazi married a lady and then divorced her whereupon she married another man. She came
to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said that her new husband did not approach her, and that he was completely
impotent. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to her), “No (you cannot remarry your first husband) till you taste the
second husband and he tastes you (i.e. till he consummates his marriage with you).

(the wife of the Prophet) A lady from Bani Aslam, called Subai’a, become a widow while she was
pregnant. Abu As-Sanabil bin Ba’kak demanded her hand in marriage, but she refused to marry him
and said, “By Allah, I cannot marry him unless I have completed one of the two prescribed periods.”
About ten days later (after having delivered her child), she went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said (to her),
“You can marry now.”

that his father had written to Ibn Al-Arqam a letter asking him to ask Subai’a Al-Aslamiya how the
Prophet had given her the verdict. She said, “The Prophet, gave me his verdict that after I gave birth, I
could marry.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) made an Ansari man and his wife carry out Lian, and then separated them by divorce.

The Prophet (ﷺ) made a man and his wife carry out Lian, and the husband repudiated her child. So the
Prophet got them separated (by divorce) and decided that the child belonged to the mother only.

Those involved in a case of Lian were mentioned before Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) `Asim bin Adi said
something about that and then left. Later on a man from his tribe came to him and told him that he had
found another man with his wife. On that `Asim said, “I have not been put to task except for what I
have said (about Lian).” `Asim took the man to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and he told him of the state in which
he found his wife. The man was pale, thin and lank-haired, while the other man whom he had found
with his wife was brown, fat with thick calves and curly hair. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Allah! Reveal
the truth.” Then the lady delivered a child resembling the man whom her husband had mentioned he
had found with her. So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them to carry out Lien. A man from that gathering said
to Ibn `Abbas, “Was she the same lady regarding whom Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘If I were to stone to
death someone without witnesses, I would have stoned this lady’?” Ibn `Abbas said, “No, that was
another lady who, though being a Muslim, used to arouse suspicion because of her outright
misbehavior.”

I asked Ibn `Umar, “(What is the verdict if) a man accuses his wife of illegal sexual intercourse?” Ibn
`Umar said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) separated (by divorce) the couple of Bani Al-Ajlan, and said, (to them),
‘Allah knows that one of you two is a liar; so will one of you repent?’ But both of them refused. He
again said, ‘Allah knows that one of you two is a liar; so will one of you repent?’ But both of them
refused. So he separated them by divorce.” (Aiyub, a sub-narrator said: `Amr bin Dinar said to me,
“There is something else in this Hadith which you have not mentioned. It goes thus: The man said,
‘What about my money (i.e. the Mahr that I have given to my wife)?’ It was said, ‘You have no right to
restore any money, for if you have spoken the truth (as regards the accusation), you have also
consummated your marriage with her; and if you have told a lie, you are less rightful to have your
money back.’ “)

I asked Ibn `Umar about those who were involved in a case of Lien. He said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said to
those who were involved in a case of Lien, ‘Your accounts are with Allah. One of you two is a liar,
and you (the husband) have no right over her (she is divorced).” The man said, ‘What about my
property (Mahr) ?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘You have no right to get back your property. If you have told the
truth about her then your property was for the consummation of your marriage with her; and if you
told a lie about her, then you are less rightful to get your property back.’ ” Sufyan, a sub-narrator said:
I learned the Hadith from `Amr. Narrated Aiyub: I heard Sa`id bin Jubair saying, “I asked Ibn `Umar,
‘If a man (accuses his wife for an illegal sexual intercourse and) carries out the process of Lian (what
will happen)?’ Ibn `Umar set two of his fingers apart. (Sufyan set his index finger and middle finger
apart.) Ibn `Umar said, ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) separated the couple of Bani Al-Ajlan by divorce and said thrice,
“Allah knows that one of you two is a liar; so will one of you repent (to Allah)?’ ”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) separated (divorced) the wife from her husband who accused her for an illegal sexual
intercourse, and made them take the oath of Lian .

‘Uwaimir Al-Ajlani came to `Asim bin Ad Al-Ansari and said to him, “O `Asim! Suppose a man saw
another man with his wife, would he kill him whereupon you would kill him; or what should he do?
Please, O `Asim, ask about this on my behalf.” `Asim asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about it. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ),
disliked that question and considered it disgraceful. What `Asim heard from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was hard
on him. When `Asim returned to his family, ‘Uwaimir came to him and said, “O `Asim! What did
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). say to you?” `Asim said to ‘Uwaimir, “You never bring me any good. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
disliked the problem which I asked him about.” ‘Uwaimir said, “By Allah, I will not give up this
matter until I ask the Prophet (ﷺ) about it.” So ‘Uwaimir proceeded till he came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the
midst of people, and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If a man sees another man with his wife, would he kill
him, whereupon you would kill him, or what should he do?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah has revealed
some decree as regards you and your wives case. Go and bring her.” So they carried out the process of
Lian while I was present among the people with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). When they had finished their Lian,
‘Uwaimir said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If I should now keep her with me as a wife, then I have told a lie.”
So he divorced her thrice before Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered him. (Ibn Shihab said: So divorce was the
tradition for all those who were involved in a case of Lian.)