Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the husband and wife who performed li'an, and said to them: "Your reckoning is with Allah, one of you is a liar. Now you have no authority over your wife." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! (At least) return my wealth (dowry)." He replied: "They are not responsible for any of your wealth. If you are truthful, then that wealth was in exchange for her private part, which you made lawful for yourself. And if you are lying, then it is not appropriate for you to demand that wealth."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also narrates that a man invoked li'an against his wife and denied the child (saying that this child is not mine), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the two and gave the child to the woman.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) conducted li'an between (Uwaymir) Ajlani and his wife, and she was pregnant.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that ‘Uwaymir came to ‘Asim bin ‘Adi (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned part of the hadith, and says: He (‘Uwaymir) performed li‘an (mutual cursing) with his wife, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If (now) you keep her in your marriage, then you will be unjust to her. So he divorced her, and after that, this became the established practice for everyone who performed li‘an. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: See, if she gives birth to a child who is dark-skinned, with intensely black eyes, broad hips, and thick shins, then I will consider ‘Uwaymir truthful; but if she gives birth to a child who is red-skinned and ugly (short in stature), then I will consider ‘Uwaymir a liar. The narrator says: She gave birth to a child with the characteristics that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had mentioned in confirmation of ‘Uwaymir. Afterwards, that (child) was attributed to his mother.

Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), a woman accepted Islam and got married. Her (first) husband came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I accepted Islam along with her, and she also knew about my acceptance of Islam (yet she married someone else). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took her from the second husband and returned her to the first husband.

Sayyiduna Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and proceeded towards a garden whose name was Shawt. When we reached near two gardens, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sit here. He himself went inside. Junayyah (a woman) was brought and seated in the house of dates belonging to Umaymah bint Nu’man bin Sharahil. Her nurse, who took care of her, was also with her. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to her, he said: Give yourself to me (in marriage). She replied: Has a queen ever given herself to a subject? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his hand; he wanted to place his hand on her to comfort her, but she said: I seek refuge with Allah from you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have sought refuge with a Great One. Then he came out to us and said: Abu Usaid! Give her two garments and take her to her home.

Fari’ah bint Malik (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that her husband went out in search of his (Abyssinian) slaves and found them at a place called Qudum. They attacked and killed him. She came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and related her story, also mentioning that she lived in a house far from her family, so she wished to return to her parental home. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted her permission. Fari’ah says: When I reached near the chambers or had gone beyond them, he called me back or sent for me and said: Complete your waiting period (‘iddah) in your husband’s house, where you received the news of his death. Fari’ah says: During the caliphate of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), he sent for me to ask about this matter, and I informed him.

Lady Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Abu Amr bin Hafs divorced her with a final (irrevocable) divorce in his absence and sent some barley with his agent. She became upset upon seeing the small amount of barley. He said: By Allah! You have no right over us. She went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and presented the whole matter before him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: You have no maintenance from them. He ordered her to spend her waiting period in the house of Umm Sharik, then said: Umm Sharik is a woman whom my companions frequently visit, so spend your waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is a blind man. If you happen to remove your clothes (suddenly), there is no harm, and when your waiting period is complete, inform me. She narrates: When my waiting period was complete, I informed him that Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan and Abu Jahm bin Hudhayfah had proposed marriage to me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Jahm is a man who beats women a lot, and Muawiyah is a poor man, he has no wealth, so marry Usamah bin Zaid. Fatimah said: I did not like him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: Marry Usamah bin Zaid. So I married him, and Allah placed so much goodness and blessing in it that I began to envy him.

Sayyida Fatimah bint Qays (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that her husband gave her three divorces, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not grant her the right to residence or maintenance.

Sayyiduna Abu Salamah and Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) gathered together with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and began discussing the case of a man who dies and, after a few days, his wife gives birth (so which waiting period should the woman observe). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Her waiting period will be whichever of the two (delivery or four months and ten days) is completed later. Abu Salamah said: When the child is born, her waiting period will be completed. There was a dispute between the two on this issue, so Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am with my nephew Abu Salamah. Then he sent Kuraib, the slave of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), to ask Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), so Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) informed that the husband of Subai’ah bint al-Harith al-Aslamiyyah died and a few days later she gave birth to a child. Then a man from Banu Abd al-Dar, whose kunyah was Abu Sanabil bin Ba’kak, sent her a marriage proposal and informed her that she had become lawful (for marriage). Subai’ah wanted to marry someone else, so Abu Sanabil said: You have not become lawful. Subai’ah mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he ordered her to marry.