Sayyidina Saeed ibn jubayr narrated: During the times when Mus’ab ibn Zubayr was amir, I was asked about the couple who resorted to han, whether they should be separated. I did not know what I should say, so I got up and went to Abdullah ibn Umar (RA). When I sought permission at his house, I was told that he was having a nap. He heard my voice and called out. “Ibn Jubayr, enter. You cannot have come without a reason.” I went in and he was resting on a coarse sheet which is placed on camel saddle. I said, “0 Abu Abdur Rahman! Are the husband and wife who resort to han separated?” He said, “Subhan Allah (glory be to Allah)! Yes. So-and-so son of so-and-so was the first to ask this question, saying, ‘0 Messenger of Allah, if one of us were to see his wife commit indecency, what should he do? If he speaks then he speaks on a majur affair and if he keeps quiet then he maintains silence on a major affair’. The Prophet kept quiet and did not answer him. The man came back after a while and said, ‘He who had asked you about it is confronted with that problem.’ So, Allah revealed the verse that is in surah an-Nur;
And those who accuse their wives and there are no witnesses for them except themselves, the testimony of one of them shall be swearing by Allah four times that he is of the truthful. (24:6-9)
The Prophet thereafter, summoned that man and recited those words to him sermonised, reminded and advised him that the punishment in this world was lighter than the punishment in the hereafter. The man said ‘By Him Who has sent you with the truth I have not accused, her falsely. ‘Then the Prophetreiterated to the woman, sermonising, reminding and informing her that the punisment of the world is softer than the punishment of the hereafter. She said, ‘No, by Him Who has sent you with the Truth, he has not spoken the truth.’ The Prophet then began with the man and he bore witnessIour (times) testimony by Allah that he was of the truthful, and the fifth (testimony) that Allah’s curse be on him if he was of the liars. Then he repeated (the procedure) with the woman and she bore witness four testimonies by Allah that he was of the liars and the fifth that Allah’s wrath be on her if he was of the truthful. Then, the Prophet (SAW) made the two separate from one another.”
[Bukhari 2164, Muslim 1493, Nisai 3470]
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