19/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1492c — Li'an in the Mosque
Chapter
Hadith About Li'an in the Mosque and Separation
Sahih Muslim : 1492c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1492c
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ، وَعَنِ السُّنَّةِ، فِيهِمَا عَنْ حَدِيثِ، سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ أَخِي بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلاً وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ . وَزَادَ فِيهِ فَتَلاَعَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ . وَقَالَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلاَثًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَفَارَقَهَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ذَاكُمُ التَّفْرِيقُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ مُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ " .
Ibn Shihab narrated about the invokers of curses and the practice of (li'an) based on the authority of Sahl b. Sa'd, of the tribe of Sa'ida. that a person from the Ansar came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said: Allah's Messenger, tell me about the person who found a man with his wife. The remaining part of the hadith is the same (but) with this addition: They invoked curses in the mosque and I was present there. And he narrated in the hadith: He divorced her with three pronouncements before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded him (to get separation). He separated from her in the presence of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), whereupon he said: There is a separation between the invokers of curses.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1492cIn-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 3USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3555
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1492c
This hadith about li'an in the mosque reports the same type of case from Sahl b. Sa'd. A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and asked about finding a man with his wife. The report says the rest of the story was the same, then adds that the two invoked curses in the mosque while Sahl was present. It also states that the man divorced her with three pronouncements before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded him. He separated from her in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who said that this was the separation between every pair of invokers of curses. The main teaching is the formal process and separation described in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The case was taken to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم rather than handled by personal action.
- The narration says the li'an took place in the mosque.
- The man separated from her in the Prophet’s presence.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم described this as the separation between invokers of curses.
