Hadith 10505

Chapter 40

باب 40

(40) باب الأَمْرِ بِوَضْعِ الْيَدِ عَلَى فِي الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ

(40) Chapter: The Command To Place The Hand Over The Mouth Of The Two Who Are Engaging In Li'an When They Utter Th (ES)
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ رَجُلاً حِينَ أَمَرَ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ أَنْ يَتَلاَعَنَا أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ عَلَى فِيهِ وَقَالَ " إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ " .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas:
"When the Prophet commanded the two who were engaging in Li'an to utter the fifth oath, he commanded a man to place his hand over his mouth, and he said: "It will inevitably bring the punishment upon the liar."" (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3472 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 27, Hadith 84 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3502 (ES)