I witnessed the case of Lian (the case of a man who charged his wife for committing illegal sexual intercourse when I was fifteen years old. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that they be divorced, and the husband said, If I kept her, I would be a liar. I remember that Az-Zubair also said, (It was said) that if that woman brought forth the child with such-and-such description, her husband would prove truthful, but if she brought it with such-and-such description looking like a Wahra (a red insect), he would prove untruthful. I heard Az-Zubair also saying, Finally she gave birth to a child of description which her husband disliked .

':'Telah menceritakan kepada kami Ali bin Abdullah telah menceritakan kepada kami Sufyan Az Zuhri mengatakan dari Sahal bin Sa'd mengatakan pernah aku menyaksikan dua orang yang saling meli'an ketika itu umurku baru lima belas tahun keduanya sama-sama mengajak berpisah si suami mengatakan; 'berarti aku bohong terhadap dirinya jika aku terus mempertahankan dia sebagai isteri.' Kata Sahal dan aku menghapal hadits yang serupa dari Az Zuhri yang redaksinya; 'Jika isteriku melahirkan bayi dengan ciri-ciri demikian maka sebaliknya jika melahirkan bayi yang ciri-ciri kulitnya seperti tokek maka demikian. Dan aku mendengar Az Zuhri mengatakan; Lantas wanita tersebut melahirkan bayi yang tidak di sukainya.'

Ibn `Abbas mentioned the couple who had taken the oath of Lian. `Abdullah bin Shaddad said (to him), Was this woman about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If I were ever to stone to death any woman without witnesses. (I would have stoned that woman to death)?' Ibn `Abbas replied, No, that lady exposed herself (by her suspicious behavior).

':'Telah menceritakan kepada kami 'Ali bin Abdullah telah menceritakan kepada kami Sufyan telah menceritakan kepada kami Abu Az Zanad dari Al Qasim bin Muhammad mengatakan; Ibnu Abbas menceritakan tentang dua orang yang saling meli'an. Lantas Abdullah bin Syaddad bertanya; 'Itukah wanita yang Rasulullah Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam mengomentarinya dengan sabdanya: 'Jika aku merajam wanita tanpa bukti (niscaya aku merajam orang ini) '? ' Ibnu Abbas menjawab; 'Tidak itu adalah wanita yang terang-terangan.''

Lian was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, `Asim bin Adi said a statement about it, and when he left, a man from his tribe came to him complaining that he had seen a man with his wife. `Asim said, I have been put to trial only because of my statement. So he took the man to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the man told him about the incident. The man (husband) was of yellow complexion, thin, and of lank hair, while the man whom he had accused of having been with his wife, was reddish brown with fat thick legs and fat body. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, O Allah! Reveal the truth. Later on the lady delivered a child resembling the man whom the husband had accused of having been with her. So the Prophet (ﷺ) made them take the oath of Lian. A man said to Ibn `Abbas in the gathering, Was that the same lady about whom the Prophet (ﷺ) said, If I were to stone any lady (for committing illegal sexual intercourse) to death without witnesses, I would have stoned that lade to death? Ibn `Abbas said, No, that was another lady who used to behave in such a suspicious way among the Muslims that one might accuse her of committing illegal sexual intercourse.

':'Telah menceritakan kepada kami Abdullah bin Yusuf telah menceritakan kepada kami Al Laits telah menceritakan kepada kami Yahya bin Sa'id dari Abdurrahman bin Al Qasim dari Al Qasim bin Muhammad dari Ibnu 'Abbas radliallahu 'anhuma Di majlis Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dibicarakan masalah li'an. Lantas 'Ashim bin 'Adi mengucapkan satu perkataan kemudian pulang. selanjutnya dia didatangi sereorang dari kaumnya yang mengadukan keluh kesahnya bahwa dirinya menemukan isterinya sedang bersama laki-laki lain yang bukan suaminya. Maka 'Ashim bin Adi berujar; 'aku tidak diuji dengan kasus ini selain karena ucapanku sendiri! ' Lalu ia bawa orang tadi menemui Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan memberitahukan kepada beliau tentang kejadian bahwa dia menemukan isterinya bersama laki-laki lai nyang ciri-cirinya berkulit kuning dagingnya sedikit rambutnya lurus sedang laki-laki yang mengaku bahwa dia menemukan isterinya bersama orang lain berwarna coklat gemuk dan berbadan gempal berisi. Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam kemudian berdoa; 'Ya allah berilah kejelasan masalah ini.' kemudian si wanita melahirkan bayi yang mirip dengan laki-laki yang dituduhkan suaminya bersama isterinya. Lantas Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam meli'an keduanya. Ada seseorang bertanya kepada Ibn 'Abbas; 'Wanita itukah yang dimaksud oleh ucapan Nabi: 'Sekiranya aku merajam wanita dengan tanpa bukti niscaya kurajam wanita ini!'? ' Ibn Abbas menjawab; ' bukan! Itu adalah wanita yang menampakkan keburukan (zina) di dalam Islam.''