1964 — Abū Ubayd Allah Alī ibn al-Husayn ibn Harb, the judge, informed us: Abū al-Sikkīn Zakariyyā ibn Yahyā ibn Umar Abū Hisn ibn Humayd ibn Munhib ibn Hāritha ibn Khuraym ibn Aws ibn Hāritha ibn Lām al-Kūfī narrated to us: Umar ibn Zahr ibn Hisn narrated to me, from his grandfather Humayd ibn Munhib, who said:

Hind bint Utba was married to al-Fākih ibn al-Mughīra al-Makhzūmī. Al-Fākih was one of the young men of Quraysh, and he had a guesthouse that people would frequent without seeking permission. One day, the house was empty, and al-Fākih and Hind lay down there for the midday rest. Al-Fākih then went out to attend to some need. A man who regularly frequented the house approached and entered ⦗2472⦘ it. When he saw the woman—meaning Hind—he turned and fled. Al-Fākih saw him leaving the house, so he went to Hind, kicked her, and said, “Who was that man who was with you?”

She replied, “I saw no one, and I did not awaken until you woke me.”

He told her, “Go back to your father.” People then began talking about her.

Her father said to her, “My dear daughter, people have said a great deal about you, so tell me what happened. If the man is telling the truth about you, I shall secretly send someone to kill him, and the gossip about you will cease. But if he is lying, I shall bring the case against him before one of Yemen’s diviners.”

So I swore to him by that upon which they used to swear in the pre-Islamic era that the man was indeed lying about her.

Utba then said to al-Fākih, “You have accused my daughter of a grave matter. Submit the dispute between us to one of Yemen’s diviners.” Al-Fākih set out with a group from the clan of Makhzūm, while Utba set out with a group from the clan of Abd Manāf. They took Hind with them, accompanied by several women.

When they drew near the region, they said, “Tomorrow we shall appear before the diviner.” Hind’s demeanor became uneasy and her face changed. Her father said to her, “I can see how troubled you have become. This can only be because there is something you fear. Why did you not feel this way before we made our journey known to the people?”

She replied, “No, by Allah, my dear father! It is not because there is anything I fear. Rather, I know that you are taking me to a human being who may be right or may be wrong, and I cannot be sure that he will not brand me with a mark that will make me an object of disgrace among the Arabs.”

He said, “I shall test him before he considers your case.” He then induced a stallion to let down its penis, took a grain of wheat, inserted it into its urethra, and tied the opening shut with a thong.

When they came to the diviner, he received them with honor and slaughtered an animal for them. After they had eaten, Utba said to him, “We ⦗2473⦘ have come to you concerning a matter, but I have concealed something with which to test you. Tell me what it is.”

He replied, “A date inside a glans.”

Utba said, “I want a clearer answer than that.”

He said, “A grain of wheat in the urethra of a colt.”

Utba said, “You have spoken the truth. Now examine the case of these women.”

The diviner began approaching them one by one, striking each woman—apparently on her side—and saying, “Rise.” When he reached Hind, he struck her—apparently on her side—and declared, “Rise, neither sullied nor adulterous! You shall surely give birth to a king named Muawiya.”

Al-Fākih sprang toward her and took her hand, but she wrenched her hand from his and said, “Away with you! By Allah, I shall certainly strive to ensure that he is fathered by someone other than you.” Abū Sufyān subsequently married her, and she bore Muawiya. May Allah have mercy upon them all.