Manhaj al-Salikin wa Tawdih al-Fiqh fi al-Din - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (215)

[Mutual Imprecation]

578—As for mutual imprecation, if a man accuses his wife of adultery, he is liable to the prescribed punishment for an unsubstantiated accusation of adultery—eighty lashes—unless:

A—He establishes legal proof by producing four upright witnesses, in which case the prescribed punishment is carried out on her; or

B—He undertakes mutual imprecation, in which case the prescribed punishment for the accusation is waived for him.

579—The procedure for mutual imprecation is as Allah described in Surat al-Nūr: “Those who accuse their wives…” to the end of the verses [al-Nūr: 6–9].

A—The husband testifies five times by Allah that she has indeed committed adultery, saying on the fifth: “May Allah’s curse be upon him if he is among the liars.”

B—She then testifies five times by Allah that he is indeed among the liars, saying on the fifth: “May Allah’s wrath be upon her if he is among the truthful.”

580—Once the mutual imprecation is complete:

A—The prescribed punishment is waived for him;

B—The punishment is averted from her,

[اَللِّعَانُ] ٥٧٨- وَأَمَّا اَللِّعَانُ فَإِذَا رَمَى اَلرَّجُلُ زَوْجَتَهُ بالزنى فَعَلَيْهِ حَدُّ اَلْقَذْفِ ثَمَانُونَ جَلْدَةً إِلَّا: أَ- أَنْ يُقِيمَ اَلْبَيِّنَةَ: أَرْبَعَةَ شُهُودٍ عُدُولٍ، فَيُقَامُ عَلَيْهَا اَلْحَدُّ. بِ- أَوْ يُلَاعِنُ فَيَسْقُطُ عَنْهُ حَدُّ اَلْقَذْفِ. ٥٧٩- وصِفَةُ اَللِّعَانِ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرَ اَللَّهُ فِي سُورَةِ اَلنُّورِ: ﴿وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ ... ﴾ إِلَى آخِرِ اَلْآيَاتِ [اَلنُّور: ٦-٩] . أَ- فَيَشْهَدُ خَمْسَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاَللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لِزَانِيَةٌ، وَيَقُولُ فِي اَلْخَامِسَةِ: وَإِنَّ لَعْنَةَ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَلْكَاذِبِينَ. بِ- ثُمَّ تَشْهَدُ هِيَ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ بِاَللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لِمَنْ اَلْكَاذِبِينَ، وَتَقُولُ فِي اَلْخَامِسَةِ: وَإِنَّ غَضِبَ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَلصَّادِقِينَ. ٥٨٠- فَإِذَا تَمَّ اَللِّعَانُ: أَ- سَقَطَ عَنْهُ الحد، ب- واندرأ عنها العذاب،