2789 حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، قَالَ : [4/389] حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ : { وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ : أَهَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ ؟ فَلَوْ وَجَدْتُ لَكَاعًا مُتَفَخِّذُهَا رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي أَنْ أُحَرِّكَهُ ، وَلَا أَهِيجَهُ حَتَّى آتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ؟ فَوَاللهِ لَا آتِي بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتَهُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، أَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ مَا يَقُولُ سَيِّدُكُمْ ؟ " قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، لَا تَلُمْهُ ; فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ غَيُورٌ ، وَاللهِ مَا تَزَوَّجَ فِينَا قَطُّ إِلَّا عَذْرَاءَ ، وَلَا طَلَّقَ امْرَأَةً لَهُ فَاجْتَرَأَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ غَيْرَتِهِ . فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ : وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَّهَا الْحَقُّ ، وَأَنَّهَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَلَكِنِّي عَجِبْتُ . فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ جَاءَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْوَاقِفِيُّ ، وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ تَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، إِنِّي جِئْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ عِشَاءً مِنْ حَائِطٍ لِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ عِنْدَ أَهْلِي رَجُلًا ، وَرَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنَيَّ ، وَسَمِعْتُ بِأُذُنَيَّ ، فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ ، فَقِيلَ : أَيُجْلَدُ هِلَالٌ وَتَبْطُلُ شَهَادَتُهُ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ ؟ فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَى فِي وَجْهِكَ أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ مَا جِئْتُ بِهِ ، وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللهُ فَرَجًا . قَالَ : فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ [4/390] صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ تَرَبَّدَ لِذَلِكَ جَسَدُهُ وَوَجْهُهُ ، وَأَمْسَكَ عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ ، فَلَمَّا رُفِعَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ : " أَبْشِرْ يَا هِلَالُ " فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " ادْعُهَا " فَدُعِيَتْ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ اللهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ ، فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ ؟ " فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ : وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا قُلْتُ إِلَّا حَقًّا ، وَلَقَدْ صَدَقْتُ . قَالَ : فَقَالَتْ هِيَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ : كَذَبَ . قَالَ : فَقِيلَ لِهِلَالٍ : أَتَشْهَدُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ؟ وَقِيلَ لَهُ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ : يَا هِلَالُ اتَّقِ اللهَ ، فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ اللهِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّاسِ ، وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكَ الْعَذَابَ . قَالَ : وَاللهِ لَا يُعَذِّبُنِي اللهُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ، كَمَا لَمْ يُجَلِّدْنِي عَلَيْهَا ، فَشَهِدَ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ . وَقِيلَ : اشْهَدِي أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ ، وَقِيلَ لَهَا عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ : يَا هَذِهِ ، اتَّقِي اللهَ ، فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ اللهِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّاسِ ، وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكِ الْعَذَابَ ، فَتَلَكَّأَتْ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَتْ : وَاللهِ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي ، فَشَهِدَتِ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ . قَالَ : وَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا تُرْمَى ، وَلَا يُرْمَى [4/391] وَلَدُهَا ، وَمَنْ رَمَاهَا وَرَمَى وَلَدَهَا جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ ، وَلَيْسَ لَهَا عَلَيْهِ قُوتٌ وَلَا سُكْنَى ; مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمَا يَتَفَرَّقَانِ بِغَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ ، وَلَا مُتَوَفًّى عَنْهَا ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَبْصِرُوهَا ، فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُثَيْبِجَ ، أُصَيْهِبَ ، أَرْسَحَ ، حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِهِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ ، وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ ، سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ ، أَوْرَقَ ، جَعْدًا ، جُمَالِيًّا فَهُوَ لِصَاحِبِهِ " قَالَ : فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَوْرَقَ ، جَعْدًا ، جُمَالِيًّا ، خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ ، سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْلَا الْأَيْمَانُ لَكَانَ لِي وَلَهَا أَمْرٌ قَالَ عَبَّادٌ : فَسَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ : لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ أَمِيرَ مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ ، لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ أَبُوهُ .
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2789 - Abu Dawud said: Abbad ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Ikrimah narrated to us, from Ibn Abbas, who said: When this verse was revealed: And those who accuse chaste women and then do not bring four witnesses, to the end of the verse, Sa'd ibn Ubadah said: Was it revealed like this? If I were to find a wicked woman with a man over her, I would have no right to move him or disturb him until I bring four witnesses? By Allah, I will not bring four witnesses until he has finished his need. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: O company of the Ansar, do you not hear what your chief says? They said: O Messenger of Allah, do not blame him, for he is a jealous man; by Allah, he never married among us except a virgin, nor divorced a wife of his without any man among us daring to marry her, due to the intensity of his jealousy. So Sa'd said: By Allah, I know, O Messenger of Allah, that it is the truth and that it is from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, but I was surprised. While the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was like that, Hilal ibn Umayyah al-Waqifi came, one of the three to whom Allah turned in forgiveness, and said: O Messenger of Allah, I came last night at evening time from a garden of mine where I had been, and I saw a man with my wife; I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) disliked what he brought, and it was said: Will Hilal be flogged and his testimony among the Muslims rendered void? So Hilal said: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I see in your face that you dislike what I have brought, but I hope Allah will make a way out. He said: While the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was like that, revelation descended upon him; and when revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his body and face would change for that, and his Companions would hold back from him and none of them would speak to him. When the revelation was lifted, he said: Rejoice, O Hilal. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Call her. So she was called, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, knows that one of you is lying, so is either of you repentant? Hilal said: By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I have said nothing but the truth, and I have spoken the truth. He said: At that she said: He has lied. He said: It was said to Hilal: Will you testify four testimonies by Allah that you are among the truthful? And at the fifth it was said to him: O Hilal, fear Allah, for the punishment of Allah is severer than the punishment of people, and this is the decisive one that makes the punishment due upon you. He said: By Allah, Allah will never punish me for it, just as He did not have me flogged for it. So he testified the fifth that the curse of Allah be upon him if he were among the liars. And it was said to her: Testify four testimonies by Allah that he is among the liars, and at the fifth it was said to her: O woman, fear Allah, for the punishment of Allah is severer than the punishment of people, and this is the decisive one that makes the punishment due upon you. She hesitated for a while, then said: By Allah, I will not disgrace my people, so she testified the fifth that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he were among the truthful. He said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) decreed that neither she nor her child be accused, and whoever accuses her or her child will be flogged with the prescribed punishment; and she has no maintenance nor lodging due from him, because they separate without divorce and without his having died leaving her a widow. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Watch her; if she bears him thick-haired, fair, bow-legged, thin-shanked, then he is the son of Hilal ibn Umayyah, and if she bears him thick-shanked, full-buttocked, dark, curly-haired, camel-like, then he belongs to her companion. He said: She bore him dark, curly-haired, camel-like, thick-shanked, full-buttocked. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Were it not for the oaths, there would have been between me and her a matter. Abbad said: I heard Ikrimah saying: I saw him as a governor of one of the garrison towns, with his father unknown.