The Command To Place The Hand Over The Mouth Of The Two Who Are Engaging In Li'an When They Utter Th

Sunan an-Nasa'i · Book 27 · Hadith 3472

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 (ﷺ) 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…