Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3179
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ هِلاَلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ، قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْبِيِّنَةَ وَإِلاَّ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ " . قَالَ فَقَالَ هِلاَلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُنَا رَجُلاً عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَيَلْتَمِسُ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْبَيِّنَةَ وَإِلاَّ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ " . قَالَ فَقَالَ هِلاَلٌ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ وَلَيَنْزِلَنَّ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبَرِّئُ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الْحَدِّ فَنَزَلَ : (والَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ ) فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ : ( والْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ) قَالَ فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَجَاءَا فَقَامَ هِلاَلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ " . ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ : ( أنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ) قَالُوا لَهَا إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَتَلَكَّأَتْ وَنَكَسَتْ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ سَتَرْجِعُ فَقَالَتْ لاَ أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَبْصِرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ بْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ " . فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْلاَ مَا مَضَى مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَانَ لَنَا وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ وَهَكَذَا رَوَى عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَرَوَاهُ أَيُّوبُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلاً وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported: ‘Hilal ibn Umayyah accused his wife before the Prophet of adultery with Sharik ibn al-Sahma’. The Messenger of Allah said, “Produce proof, or you will be punished on your back.” Hilal said, “Messenger of Allah, if one of us sees a man with his wife, must he go and seek witnesses?” The Prophet kept saying, “Produce proof, or you will be punished on your back.” Hilal said, “By the One who sent you with the truth, I am truthful, and Allah will surely reveal something about my case that will spare me the punishment.” Then the verses were revealed: “Those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except themselves…” through the verse stating that the fifth oath is Allah’s wrath upon her if he is truthful (Qur’an 24:6–9).’
The Prophet sent for the couple. Hilal stood and gave his testimony, while the Prophet said, “Allah knows that one of you is lying. Will either of you repent?” Then the woman stood and gave her testimony. When she reached the fifth oath—that Allah’s wrath would be upon her if he was truthful—the people warned her, “It is binding.” Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘She hesitated and lowered her head until we thought she would withdraw, but then she said, “I will not disgrace my people for the rest of the day.”’ The Prophet said, “Watch her: if she gives birth to a child with kohl-dark eyes, full buttocks, and thick lower legs, then he is Sharik ibn al-Sahma’s.” She gave birth to a child with those features. The Prophet said, “Were it not for what had already been decreed in Allah’s Book, there would have been a matter between us and her.”’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan gharib report through this route from Hisham ibn Hassan. ‘Abbad ibn Mansur also transmitted it from ‘Ikrimah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, from the Prophet. Ayyub transmitted it from ‘Ikrimah as a mursal report, without mentioning Ibn ‘Abbas.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Preserved the lian procedure and the woman’s hesitation before the fifth oath. The final statement is left literal and restrained; the Arabic does not specify the threatened consequence. Included the differing chain forms.