65/24.4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4748 — Child and Separation in Mula'ana
The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth." (V.24:9)
Hadith About Mula'ana and the Child Being for the Mother
Sahih Bukhari : 4748
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4748
حَدَّثَنَا مُقَدَّمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، وَقَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْهُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، رَمَى امْرَأَتَهُ فَانْتَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِهَا فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَ بِهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَلاَعَنَا كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ قَضَى بِالْوَلَدِ لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
A man accused his wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied his paternity to her (conceived) child during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them both to do Mula'ana as Allah decreed and then gave his decision that the child would be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in a case of Mula'ana.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4748In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 270USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 272
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4748
This hadith about Mula'ana is short but very clear. Ibn Umar narrated that a man accused his wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied being the father of her child during the lifetime of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered both of them to perform Mula'ana as Allah had decreed. After that, he ruled that the child would be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in Mula'ana. The narration does not add extra details about the people or the wider story. Its main teaching is that a serious accusation inside marriage was not left to personal reaction. It was taken to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, handled through the revealed process, and ended with a clear ruling about separation and the child.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered Mula'ana as Allah decreed.
- The child was ruled to be for the mother in this case.
- The couple involved in Mula'ana was separated.
- Serious accusations were handled through a defined ruling, not personal action.
