65/24.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4746 — Separation After Mula'ana
"And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the Curse of Allah on him if he is of those who tell a lie (against her)." (V.24:7)
Hadith About Mula'ana, Separation, and Inheritance
Sahih Bukhari : 4746
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4746
حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً رَأَى مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً أَيَقْتُلُهُ فَتَقْتُلُونَهُ أَمْ كَيْفَ يَفْعَلُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمَا مَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنَ التَّلاَعُنِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَدْ قُضِيَ فِيكَ وَفِي امْرَأَتِكَ ". قَالَ فَتَلاَعَنَا، وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَفَارَقَهَا فَكَانَتْ سُنَّةً أَنْ يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ وَكَانَتْ حَامِلاً، فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ جَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ أَنْ يَرِثَهَا، وَتَرِثَ مِنْهُ مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهَا.
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
A man came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Suppose a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should he do?" So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula'ana.Allah's Apostle said to the man, "The matter between you and your wife has been decided." So they did Mula'ana in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of Mula'ana.The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4746In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 268USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 270
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4746
This hadith about Mula'ana gives a clear account of a man who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with a painful marital case. He asked what should happen if a man saw another man with his wife. Allah then revealed what is mentioned in the Qur’an about mutual imprecation. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him that the matter between him and his wife had been decided. Sahl bin Sa'd said they performed Mula'ana in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and the man then separated from his wife. The narration also says that it became a practice to separate spouses involved in Mula'ana. The woman was pregnant, the husband denied the pregnancy, and the child was called after the mother. The hadith also mentions inheritance between the mother and child as Allah prescribed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The matter was decided by revelation, not by personal anger.
- Mula'ana took place in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The spouses were separated after the process.
- The child was linked to the mother, with inheritance as Allah prescribed.
