68/34. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5314 — Ansari Couple and Lian Separation
The separation between those who are involved in a case of Li'an.
Hadith About an Ansari Couple Carrying Out Lian
Sahih Bukhari : 5314
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5314
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ لاَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ رَجُلٍ وَامْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) made an Ansari man and his wife carry out Lian, and then separated them by divorce.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5314In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 63USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 234
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5314
This hadith about Lian states that the Prophet made an Ansari man and his wife carry out Lian, and then he separated them by divorce. The wording is brief, but it matches the main pattern in the surrounding narrations: accusation, oath, and separation. A reader should not add details from other reports unless clearly labeled. From this text alone, the lesson is that a marriage dispute involving a grave accusation required a serious process under prophetic judgment. The phrase Ansari man and his wife also helps readers searching for the Ansari Lian hadith. It teaches that even when the people involved belonged to a respected community, the matter still had to be handled with truth and procedure.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet ordered the Lian process between the couple.
- The couple was separated after Lian.
- Respect for a person's community did not replace the formal process.
- The hadith keeps the focus on oath and separation.
