Chapter 20: The Book of Invoking Curses
Sahl b. Sa' d al-Sa' idi reported that' Uwaimir al-' Ajlani came to 'Asim b. 'Adi al-Ansari and said to him. Tell me about a person who finds a man with his wife; should he kill him, and be killed In retaliation; or how should he act? 'Asim, ask for me (religious verdict about it) from Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ). So 'Asim asked Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) and he did not like this question and he disapproved of it so much that' Asim felt aggrieved at what he had heard from Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ). When 'Asim came back to his family, 'Uwaimir came to him and said: 'Asim, what did Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) say to you? 'Asim said to 'Uwaimir: You did not bring something good. Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) did not like this religious verdict that I sought from him. 'Uwaimir said: By Allah, I will not rest until I have asked him about it. 'Uwaimir proceeded until he came to Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) as he was sitting amidst people, and said: Messenger of Allah, tell me about a person who found a man with his wife. Should he kill him, and then you would kill him, or how should he act? Thereupon Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) said: (Verses) have been revealed concerning you and your wife; so go and bring her. Sahl said that they both invoked curses (and further said): I was along with people in the company of Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ). And when they had finished, Uwaimir said: Allah' s Messenger, I shall have told a lie against her if I keep her (now). So he divorced her with three pronouncements before Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) had commanded him. Ibn Shihab said: Subsequently that was the practice of invokers of curses (al Mutala' inain)
Sahih Muslim 1492a