Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2258
Regarding Li'an (Mutual Cursing)
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَجُلٌ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ . قَالَ فَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ أَخَوَىْ بَنِي الْعَجْلاَنِ وَقَالَ "اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ . فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ " . يُرَدِّدُهَا ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَبَيَا فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا
Translation
Sa'id ibn Jubayr said: I asked Ibn 'Umar: A man accused his wife (of unfaithfulness). He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) separated between the two spouses of Banu al-'Ajlan and said: "Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so is there any among you who will repent?" He repeated this three times, but they refused. So, he separated between them.