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Sahih al-Bukhari 6854 (Book 86, Hadith 76) #6589
The Case of Lian

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a case of Lian, where the Prophet ﷺ ordered that the couple be divorced. Az-Zubair also said that if the woman gave birth to a child with certain description, her husband would prove truthful and if she gave birth to a child with another description, he would prove untruthful.

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd: I witnessed the case of Lian (the case of a man who charged his wife for committing illegal sexual intercourse when I was fifteen years old. The Prophet ordered that they be divorced, and the husband said, "If I kept her, I would be a liar". I remember that Az-Zubair also said, "(It was said) that if that woman brought forth the child with such-and-such description, her husband would prove truthful, but if she brought it with such-and-such description looking like a wahara (a red insect), he would prove untruthful". I heard Az-Zubair also saying, "Finally she gave birth to a child of description which her husband disliked .
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ، عَشْرَةَ، فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ زَوْجُهَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا‏.‏ قَالَ فَحَفِظْتُ ذَاكَ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ ‏ "‏ إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَهْوَ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا كَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ فَهُوَ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَسَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ يَقُولُ جَاءَتْ بِهِ لِلَّذِي يُكْرَهُ

TOPICS
divorce  *  testimony  *  truthfulness

QUICK LESSONS:
Be truthful in marriage commitments; use divorce only as an absolute last resort; respect testimony in Islamic law; follow rulings given by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a case of Lian which was witnessed by Sahl bin Sa'd when he was fifteen years old. In this case, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that they be divorced and the husband said "If I kept her, I would be a liar". Az-Zubair then stated that if the woman gave birth to a child with certain description then her husband would prove truthful and if she gave birth to another type of child then he would prove untruthful. This hadith teaches us about truthfulness in marriage and how it should not be taken lightly as it can have serious consequences for both parties involved. It also teaches us about divorce in Islam and how it should only be used as an absolute last resort when all other options have been exhausted. Furthermore, this hadith highlights how important testimony is in Islamic law as it can help determine whether someone is telling the truth or not.

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