بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
200 Hadiths in this chapter
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ الْعَامِرِيّ...
Ibn Umar narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed li'an between a man and his wife. The man denied the child, so the Prophet separated them and a...
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ نا أَبُو دَاوُدَ نا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنا عَبَّادُ ...
Discussion of when li'an is initiated by the husband's accusation — the Prophet required the husband to either produce four witnesses or face the hadd punishmen...
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ نا يُونُسُ بْنُ ...
The Prophet (peace be upon him) ruled in the case of li'an: the husband swears four times and invokes Allah's curse on himself if he is lying, and the wife swea...
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ أنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ نا ابْنُ أَبِي حَسَّانَ نا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ن...
Discussion of the scholarly positions on whether li'an constitutes a dissolution of the marriage or a permanent prohibition — al-Shafi'i held it is a permanent ...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ نا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَ...
Narrations about the consequences of li'an: the spouses cannot remarry each other permanently. Ali said: "If the husband of li'an retracts and admits lying, the...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْأَرْدَسْتَانِيُّ أنا أَبُو نَصْرٍ الْعِرَاقِيُّ أنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ نا عَلِ...
Umar ibn al-Khattab said: "The two who perform li'an are separated and never reunited." This was the view of the majority of scholars.
قَالَ وَنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ الْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ جَهْمِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ إِذَا أَكْذَبَ نَفْسَهُ بَعْدَ اللِّ...
Discussion of the case where a man accuses his wife of adultery and then wants to retract — scholars differed on whether he can retract before the li'an is comp...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالَا نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا مُ...
The Prophet (peace be upon him) would begin the li'an with the husband's four oaths, then the wife's four oaths. He warned each of them before the fifth oath, s...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي أنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْ��ِ بَرْزَةَ بِهَمَذَانَ نا إ...
Discussion of the wording of the li'an oaths and whether the exact Quranic wording must be used or if variations are permissible.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَقِيهُ الشِّيرَازِيُّ قَالَ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُو...
Sahl ibn Sa'd narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) conducted the li'an in the mosque. This establishes that li'an is performed in a place of significan...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ صَاعِدٍ نا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ...
Discussion of whether li'an can be performed between a Muslim man and his non-Muslim wife, or between a free man and a slave woman. Al-Shafi'i held that li'an a...
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ نا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ نا...
Ibn Abbas narrated about the verse of li'an: "Those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves — each one of them shall testify four times b...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى نا سَعِيدُ ب...
Discussion of whether a mute person can perform li'an through gestures. Scholars held that clear and understood gestures suffice.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فُورَكٍ أنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ نا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ نا أَبُو دَاوُدَ نا شُ...
The Prophet (peace be upon him) would warn both spouses at the fifth oath, saying: "It is the decisive one." In the case of Hilal ibn Umayyah, the Prophet said:...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالَا نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُ...
Discussion of the place where li'an should be performed — the Prophet performed it in the mosque, and scholars recommended performing it in a sacred or signific...
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ نا الْأَسْفَاطِيُّ نا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ مَالِكٍ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا ...
Narrations about the time of li'an — the Prophet performed li'an after the Asr prayer in some narrations.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْ...
Discussion of whether the imam (ruler or judge) must be present for li'an or whether it can be performed before any authority. The majority required the presenc...
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْأَصَمُّ أنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنا الشَّافِعِ...
The Prophet (peace be upon him) would stand the husband and wife facing each other during li'an and have them swear their oaths.
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْمِهْرَجَانِيُّ أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ نا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ن...
Discussion of the scholarly positions on the consequences of li'an when the wife is pregnant — the child is denied and attributed to the mother.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْحَافِظُ أنا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ الْهَرَوِيُّ أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ نا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ نا ...
Further discussion of the rulings derived from the li'an narrations: the permanent separation, the denial of the child, the attribution to the mother, and the i...