Sahih Muslim Book - 19, Hadith - 3743

وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِىَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُوَيْمِرًا الْعَجْلاَنِىَّ جَاءَ إِلَى عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِىٍّ الأَنْصَارِىِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَ يَا عَاصِمُ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فَسَلْ لِى عَنْ ذَلِكَ يَا عَاصِمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا حَتَّى كَبُرَ عَلَى عَاصِمٍ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ عَاصِمٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَاءَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ يَا عَاصِمُ مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ عَاصِمٌ لِعُوَيْمِرٍ لَمْ تَأْتِنِى بِخَيْرٍ قَدْ كَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الْمَسْأَلَةَ الَّتِى سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا. قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَنْتَهِى حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهَا. فَأَقْبَلَ عُوَيْمِرٌ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَسَطَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « قَدْ نَزَلَ فِيكَ وَفِى صَاحِبَتِكَ فَاذْهَبْ فَأْتِ بِهَا ». قَالَ سَهْلٌ فَتَلاَعَنَا وَأَنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا. فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلاَثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ.

Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi' narrated that 'Uwaimir Al-'Ajlani came to 'Asim bin 'Adiyy Al-Ansari and said to him: "O 'Asim, what do you think, if a man finds a man with his wife, should he kill him and be killed by them in return? Or what should he do? O 'Asim, ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about that for me." So 'Asim asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not like this question, and he criticized it so much that 'Asim felt very upset by what he heard from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). When 'Asim went back to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and said: "O 'Asim, what did the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say to you?" 'Asim said to 'Uwaimir: "You did not bring me any good. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did not like the question that I asked him." 'Uwaimir said: "By Allah, I will not rest until I ask him about it." So 'Uwaimir went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) who was amidst the people, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think, if a man finds another man with his wife, should he kill him and be killed by them in return? Or what should he do?" The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "(Verses) have been revealed concerning you and your wife, so go and bring her." Sahl said: "They engaged in Li'an, and I was among the people who were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). When they had finished, 'Uwaimir said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I would be a liar if I kept her now.' So he divorced her three times before the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) could tell him to do anything." Ibn Shihab said: "Then that became the practice of those who engage in Li'an."