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Sahih al-Bukhari 6856 (Book 86, Hadith 78) #6591
Taking an Oath of Lian to Reveal the Truth

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a woman who was accused of adultery and the Prophet ﷺ made them take an oath of Lian to reveal the truth.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Lian was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, 'Asim bin Adi said a statement about it, and when he left, a man from his tribe came to him complaining that he had seen a man with his wife'.Asim said, "I have been put to trial only because of my statement". So he took the man to the Prophet and the man told him about the incident. The man (husband) was of yellow complexion, thin, and of lank hair, while the man whom he had accused of having been with his wife, was reddish brown with fat thick legs and fat body. The Prophet said, "O Allah! Reveal the truth". Later on the lady delivered a child resembling the man whom the husband had accused of having been with her. So the Prophet made them take the oath of Lian. A man said to Ibn 'Abbas in the gathering, "Was that the same lady about whom the Prophet said, "If I were to stone any lady (for committing illegal sexual intercourse) to death without witnesses, I would have stoned that lade to death?" Ibn 'Abbas said, "No, that was another lady who used to behave in such a suspicious way among the Muslims that one might accuse her of committing illegal sexual intercourse".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ ذُكِرَ التَّلاَعُنُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ فِي ذَلِكَ قَوْلاً، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ يَشْكُو أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ مَعَ أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ مَا ابْتُلِيتُ بِهَذَا إِلاَّ لِقَوْلِي فَذَهَبَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِالَّذِي وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتَهُ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مُصْفَرًّا، قَلِيلَ اللَّحْمِ، سَبِطَ الشَّعَرِ، وَكَانَ الَّذِي ادَّعَى عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَهُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِهِ آدَمَ، خَدْلاً، كَثِيرَ اللَّحْمِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّنْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَوَضَعَتْ شَبِيهًا بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ زَوْجُهَا أَنَّهُ وَجَدَهُ عِنْدَهَا فَلاَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ هِيَ الَّتِي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ لَوْ رَجَمْتُ أَحَدًا بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ رَجَمْتُ هَذِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ لاَ، تِلْكَ امْرَأَةٌ كَانَتْ تُظْهِرُ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ السُّوءَ‏.‏

TOPICS
oath  *  adultery  *  accusation  *  revelation  *  yamin  *  iltizam  *  zina  *  kashf  *  lian

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not accuse someone without any proof or evidence; Be patient; Trust in Allah's judgement; Respect others' privacy; Seek justice; Speak honestly; Follow Islamic teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman who was accused of adultery by her husband. He took her to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and told him what happened. The Prophet ﷺ then asked Allah for revelation and asked them both to take an oath called ‘Lian’ in order to reveal the truth. Later on, it was revealed that she was innocent as she gave birth to a child that resembled another man whom her husband had accused her of being with. This hadith teaches us that we should not accuse someone without any proof or evidence and if we do so, we should be ready for consequences like taking an oath in order to prove our innocence or guiltiness. We should also remember that Allah knows all things and will always reveal the truth eventually no matter how hard it may seem at first.

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