Sahih Muslim Book - 19, Hadith - 3755

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّا لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً فَتَكَلَّمَ جَلَدْتُمُوهُ أَوْ قَتَلَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى غَيْظٍ وَاللَّهِ لأَسْأَلَنَّ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً فَتَكَلَّمَ جَلَدْتُمُوهُ أَوْ قَتَلَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ أَوْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى غَيْظٍ. فَقَالَ « اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ ». وَجَعَلَ يَدْعُو فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ اللِّعَانِ (وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ) هَذِهِ الآيَاتُ فَابْتُلِىَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ فَجَاءَ هُوَ وَامْرَأَتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَتَلاَعَنَا فَشَهِدَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ثُمَّ لَعَنَ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ فَذَهَبَتْ لِتَلْعَنَ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَهْ ». فَأَبَتْ فَلَعَنَتْ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَا قَالَ « لَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَجِىءَ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ جَعْدًا ». فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ جَعْدًا.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "We were in the Masjid on the night of Friday when a man from among the Ansar came and said: 'If a man finds another man with his wife and speaks of it, you will flog him, and if he kills him you will kill him, but if he keeps quiet, he will be suppressing his rage. By Allah, I am going to ask the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) about it.' The next day, he went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and asked him, saying: 'If a man finds another man with his wife and speaks of it, you will flog him, and if he kills him you will kill him, but if he keeps quiet, he will be suppressing his rage.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, guide us to the ruling,' and he started to supplicate. Then the verse of Li'an was revealed: "And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves...". Then that man was put to that test before the people. He and his wife came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and engaged in Li'an. The man testified four times by Allah that he was telling the truth, then the fifth time he swore that the curse of Allah would be upon him if he was lying. Then she started to testify, and the Prophet (s.a.w) said to her: 'Stop.' But she insisted and carried on engaging in Li'an. When they left, he said: 'Perhaps she will give birth to a curly-haired black child.' And she did give birth to a curly-haired black child.''