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Sahih Muslim 1492a (Book 19, Hadith 1) #10876
Dealing with Adultery

SUMMARY: A man asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what to do if he found another man with his wife, and the Prophet (PBUH) disapproved of this question and gave him advice on how to proceed.

Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi reported thatUwaimir al-'Ajlani came to 'Asim b. 'Adi al-Ansari and said to him. Tell me about a person who finds a man with his wife; should he kill him, and be killed In retaliation; or how should he act? 'Asim, ask for me (religious verdict about it) from Allah's Messenger ﷺ. So 'Asim asked Allah's Messenger ﷺ and he did not like this question and he disapproved of it so much that'Asim felt aggrieved at what he had heard from Allah's Messenger ﷺ. When 'Asim came back to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and said: 'Asim, what did Allah's Messenger ﷺ say to you? 'Asim said to 'Uwaimir: You did not bring something good. Allah's Messenger ﷺ did not like this religious verdict that I sought from him'.Uwaimir said: By Allah, I will not rest until I have asked him about it'.Uwaimir proceeded until he came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ as he was sitting amidst people, and said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about a person who found a man with his wife. Should he kill him, and then you would kill him, or how should he act? Thereupon Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: (Verses) have been revealed concerning you and your wife; so go and bring her. Sahl said that they both invoked curses (and further said): I was along with people in the company of Allah's Messenger ﷺ. And when they had finished, Uwaimir said: Allah's Messenger, I shall have told a lie against her if I keep her (now). So he divorced her with three pronouncements before Allah's Messenger ﷺ had commanded him. Ibn Shihab said: Subsequently that was the practice of invokers of curses (al Mutala'inain)
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، السَّاعِدِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عُوَيْمِرًا الْعَجْلاَنِيَّ جَاءَ إِلَى عَاصِمِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ الأَنْصَارِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَرَأَيْتَ يَا عَاصِمُ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فَسَلْ لِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ يَا عَاصِمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَسَأَلَ عَاصِمٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسَائِلَ وَعَابَهَا حَتَّى كَبُرَ عَلَى عَاصِمٍ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ عَاصِمٌ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَاءَهُ عُوَيْمِرٌ فَقَالَ يَا عَاصِمُ مَاذَا قَالَ لَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَاصِمٌ لِعُوَيْمِرٍ لَمْ تَأْتِنِي بِخَيْرٍ قَدْ كَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسْأَلَةَ الَّتِي سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَنْتَهِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْهَا ‏.‏ فَأَقْبَلَ عُوَيْمِرٌ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَسَطَ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ قَدْ نَزَلَ فِيكَ وَفِي صَاحِبَتِكَ فَاذْهَبْ فَأْتِ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَهْلٌ فَتَلاَعَنَا وَأَنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَا قَالَ عُوَيْمِرٌ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا ‏.‏ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلاَثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ
TOPICS
adultery  *  divorce  *  curses  *  law

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek justice through legal means , seek guidance from Allah's Messenger whenever faced with difficult decisions or situations in life , follow Islamic law and teachings even when faced with difficult circumstances such as adultery .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man who found another man with his wife and asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) what he should do in this situation. The Prophet disapproved of this question, as it is not permissible in Islam for a person to take matters into their own hands when it comes to adultery or any other crime; rather, they must seek justice through legal means. The Prophet then advised the man to divorce his wife using three pronouncements before invoking curses upon her, which was a common practice at that time for those who were wronged by someone else's actions. This hadith teaches us that we must always seek justice through legal means instead of taking matters into our own hands, as well as reminding us of the importance of seeking guidance from Allah's Messenger whenever we are faced with difficult decisions or situations in life.

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