Sunan an-Nasa'i 3468

Ishaq bin Ibrahim informed us; Abd al-A'la reported to us: Hisham was asked about a man who accuses his wife. Hisham narrated to us, from Muhammad, who said: I asked Anas bin Malik about that, thinking he knew something about it. He said: Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife of adultery with Sharik bin al-Sahma. Sharik was the maternal brother of al-Bara bin Malik, and Hilal was the first man to perform li'an. The Messenger of Allah performed li'an between them, then said, ‘Observe the child: if she gives birth to a fair-skinned child with flowing straight hair and weak, watery eyes, he is Hilal bin Umayyah's; and if she gives birth to a child with naturally dark eyelids, curly hair, and slender lower legs, he is Sharik bin al-Sahma's.’ I was later informed that she gave birth to a child with naturally dark eyelids, curly hair, and slender lower legs.