Hazrat Abdul Malik states that Hazrat Ata was asked about a Jewish woman: can she perform li'an (mutual cursing) with a Muslim man? He replied: No, and neither can a slave perform li'an with a free woman, but that slave will be flogged.

Hazrat Mutarrif narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Aamir regarding the slave whose wife is freed: it was said that he will be flogged and there will be no li'an between them, and the child will be attributed to him. And Hazrat Aamir and Hazrat Hakam, both of these personalities, said regarding the freed man who had a slave woman under him, then she brought a child and he denied the child. Both of them said: there will be no li'an between them and the child will be attributed to him.

30382 - ‘Amir and Al-Hakam said: Regarding a free man who is married to a slave woman, and she gives birth to a child and he denies paternity, they said: There is no li‘an between them, and the child is attributed to him.

Hazrat Muammar narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Zuhri regarding the slave that when he accuses her, he will be given lashes and he will not perform li'an. And when a slave woman is under a free man and he accuses her, then neither will he be given lashes nor will he perform li'an. And when a slave woman is under a slave and he accuses her, then neither will he be given lashes nor will he perform li'an.

Hazrat Amr narrates that Hasan Basri was asked about four men who testified against a man that indeed he had given his wife three divorces, but that man denied it and admitted to having intercourse with his wife. He (Hasan Basri) said: There will be no hadd (legal punishment) upon him because he is denying it.

Hazrat Qatadah and Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid said: Separation will be established between the two by the testimony of two or three men, and by the testimony of four people, stoning will be carried out.

Hazrat Saeed narrates that people reported from Habib bin Abi Dhib that Hazrat Umar said: Separation will be established between the two on the testimony of four or more men; then if they return to it again, they will be stoned.

Hazrat Saeed says that people have reported from Ibrahim that he said: Separation will be carried out between the two on the testimony of four men, and in the case of more than this, she will be stoned.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Salim narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi was asked about a man regarding whom several witnesses testified that indeed he had divorced his wife, but he denied it and was having intercourse with her. What is the ruling about this? Hazrat Sha’bi replied: Due to his denial, the punishment will be waived from him.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj narrates that Hazrat Ata reports about a man who divorced his wife, and then two witnesses also gave testimony. Then that man came to the town where his wife was and had intercourse with her. The man admits to having intercourse with her but denies having divorced her. Hazrat Ata said: The testimony of those two witnesses will be valid, and separation will be established between them, and the man will not be subjected to the prescribed punishment.