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Sahih al-Bukhari 5306

Chapter: Commanding those who are involved in a case of Li'an to take the oath.

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5306

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ

فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah:

An Ansari man accused his wife (of committing illegal sexual intercourse). The Prophet (ﷺ) made both of them takes the oath of Lian, and separated them from each other (by divorce).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5306).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث اِبْن عُمَر مِنْ رِوَايَة جُوَيْرِيَة بْن أَسْمَاء عَنْ نَافِع مُخْتَصَرًا بِلَفْظِ " فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا " وَكَذَا سَيَأْتِي بَعْد سِتَّة أَبْوَاب مِنْ طَرِيق عُبَيْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ نَافِع , وَتَقَدَّمَ فِي تَفْسِير النُّور مِنْ وَجْه آخَر عَنْ عُبَيْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر بِلَفْظِ " لَاعَنَ بَيْن رَجُل وَامْرَأَة " وَالْمُرَاد بِالْإِحْلَافِ هُنَا النُّطْق بِكَلِمَاتِ اللِّعَان , وَقَدْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ مَنْ قَالَ إِنَّ اللِّعَان يَمِين , وَهُوَ قَوْل مَالِك وَالشَّافِعِيّ وَالْجُمْهُور , وَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَة : اللِّعَان شَهَادَة وَهُوَ وَجْه لِلشَّافِعِيَّةِ , وَقِيلَ شَهَادَة فِيهَا شَائِبَة الْيَمِين , وَقِيلَ بِالْعَكْسِ , وَمِنْ ثَمَّ قَالَ بَعْض الْعُلَمَاء : لَيْسَ بِيَمِينٍ و…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14095)فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ أَحْلَفَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا
  • المدونة الكبرى لمالك بن أنس (445)قَذَفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ثَمَّ مِنْ بَنِي عَجْلانَ امْرَأَتَهُ ، فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَلاعَنَا

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