Chapter 68: Divorce
Narrated Sahl bin Sa 'd As-Sa 'idi: Uwaimir Al-' Ajlani came to 'Asim bin Adi Al-Ansari and asked, "O 'Asim! Tell me, if a man sees his
wife with another man, should he kill him, whereupon you would kill him in Qisas, or what should he
do? O 'Asim! Please ask Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) about that." 'Asim asked Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) about that. Allah' s
Apostle disliked that question and considered it disgraceful. What 'Asim heard from Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ)
was hard on him. When he returned to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and said "O 'Asim! What did
Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) say to you?" 'Asim said, "You never bring me any good. Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) disliked to
hear the problem which I asked him about." 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will not leave the matter till I
ask him about it." So 'Uwaimir proceeded till he came to Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) who was in the midst of the
people and said, "O Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ)! If a man finds with his wife another man, should he kill him,
whereupon you would kill him (in Qisas): or otherwise, what should he do?" Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"Allah has revealed something concerning the question of you and your wife. Go and bring her here."
So they both carried out the judgment of Lian, while I was present among the people (as a witness).
When both of them had finished, 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ)! If I should now keep my wife
with me, then I have told a lie". Then he pronounced his decision to divorce her thrice before Allah' s
Apostle ordered him to do so. (Ibn Shihab said, "That was the tradition for all those who are involved
in a case of Lian."
Sahih al-Bukhari 5259