This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conducted li'an (mutual cursing) regarding pregnancy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife before the Prophet (peace be upon him) of having illicit relations with Sharik bin Sahma. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You must present evidence, otherwise the punishment for falsely accusing of adultery will be carried out upon you." Hilal said: O Messenger of Allah! If a man sees another man with his wife, should he go out searching for witnesses? The narrator says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) kept saying: "You must present evidence, otherwise the punishment for falsely accusing of adultery will be carried out upon you." The narrator says: Hilal bin Umayyah said: By the One Who sent you with the truth, I am telling the truth, and Allah will surely reveal a command regarding me by which the punishment will not be carried out upon me. The narrator says: Jibreel (peace be upon him) descended and the following verse was revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him): "And those who accuse their wives..." up to: "The fifth time she says: the wrath of Allah be upon her if he is telling the truth." The narrator says: After this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) called both of them. The narrator says: Hilal bin Umayyah came and stood up and gave testimony. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Allah knows that one of you is lying, so will one of you repent?" Then the woman stood up and also gave testimony. When she was about to say the fifth statement, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Stop her, for the fifth testimony will make the punishment in the Hereafter binding upon her." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The woman hesitated, she lowered her head until we thought she would retract, but then she said: I will never disgrace my tribe. The narrator says: Then she completed the testimony, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) separated the two of them. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Watch this woman, if she gives birth to such a child..." Hisham, the narrator, says: I think my teacher narrated the words similar to those of Muhammad, the narrator: "And if the woman gives birth to a child with gray eyes, large buttocks, and sturdy legs, then he is the child of Sharik bin Sahma." So the woman gave birth to such a child. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "If the command of Allah's Book had not already been revealed regarding this matter, my treatment of this woman would have been different."

Qadi Shurayh narrates: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me (the command of Allah, the Exalted, is): "The person in whose hand is the knot of marriage." I asked: Is what is meant by this the guardian (wali) of the woman? So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, what is meant by this is the husband.

Yahya bin Abdur Rahman and Abu Salamah narrate: Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) married a woman from Banu Nadir, and then divorced her before consummation. Sayyiduna Jubair sent her the full dowry, and said: I have more right to forgive than this woman (because Allah has said): "Except in the case where the women forgive, or he forgives in whose hand is the knot of marriage." (Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut'im said) I have more right to forgive than this woman.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Abu Salamah reports: Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) married a woman, then divorced her before consummation. He recited this verse: "Except in the case when the woman waives it, or he waives it in whose hand is the knot of marriage." Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im said: I have more right to waive than this woman. Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im sent the full dowry to that woman and paid it to her.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The one in whose hand is the knot of marriage, what is meant by this is the husband." Sufyan narrates: Ibn Shubrumah said: "What is meant by this is the husband."

Amr bin Shu'aib narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The guardian referred to in the marriage contract is the husband."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding the statement of Allah Almighty: "Except in the case where the women pardon," Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: That is, the woman pardons, or the person who holds the knot of marriage pardons. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas says: By this is meant the guardian (wali).