19/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1494a — Li'an and Child Lineage
Chapter
Li'an and Lineage: Child Traced to the Mother
Sahih Muslim : 1494a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1494a
وَحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ يَحْيَى - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، لاَعَنَ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بِأُمِّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Nafi' reported on the authority of Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) that a person invoked curse on the wife during the lifetime of Allah s Messenger (ﷺ), so he effected separation between them and traced the lineage of the son to his mother.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1494aIn-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 10USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3561
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1494a
This Hadith explains an important result of li'an in Islam. Nafi' reported from Ibn 'Umar that a man invoked curse on his wife during the lifetime of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then separated the husband and wife and traced the lineage of the son to his mother. The narration is short, but it gives two direct outcomes: separation between the spouses and the child's lineage being attached to the mother. It does not add extra details about the accusation or the full wording of the oaths. Its focus is the result after the process. For searches like li'an child lineage hadith or Sahih Muslim 1494a, this is the main teaching from the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) separated the spouses after li'an.
- The child's lineage was traced to the mother in this case.
- The narration gives a direct legal result without extra detail.
- Li'an affected both the marriage bond and lineage in the report.
