30770 - Ibn Sirin said: There is no hadd upon him; the one whom the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم invoked li'an for had accused her concerning the son of Sahma'.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Salim narrates that Hazrat Sha’bi said: When a man accuses his wife by naming someone, then only one punishment will be applied to him on account of both of them. He said: Whichever of the two takes hold of it for their punishment, the other will not have the right to the punishment. If the woman initiates, she will perform li’an with her husband and will not be flogged because of the man, and if she is flogged because of the man, then there will be no li’an with the woman.

Hazrat Qatadah narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib regarding a man who said to his wife: "I saw you committing adultery before you came to me." Hazrat Saeed said: The punishment of qazf (false accusation of adultery) will be imposed on him and there will be no li'an (mutual cursing). And Hasan Basri said: Neither the punishment of qazf will be imposed nor li'an will take place, because he said this to the woman at a time when she was already with him.

30773 - Al-Hasan said: There is neither hadd nor li'an; because he said that to her while she was with him.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj states that it is narrated from Hazrat Ata regarding a man who said to his wife: "You committed adultery while you were a slave-girl." He (Hazrat Ata) said: The prescribed punishment (hadd) will be carried out on her.

Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding a man who gave his wife one divorce and then accused her; he said: The punishment of false accusation (hadd-e-qazf) will be imposed on him. It will not be as if he had not divorced her. And Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: He can perform li'an (mutual cursing) as long as he has the right to take her back.

30776 - Ibn (Umar) (1) said: He performs li'an (2) if he has the right of return (3).

Yunus narrates that Hasan Basri said: When a man gives his wife three divorces and then accuses her (of adultery), the punishment for false accusation (hadd-e-qazf) will be imposed on that man, unless she is pregnant. So if she is pregnant, then he will perform li'an (mutual cursing) with her.

Hazrat Mansur narrates that it is reported from Hazrat Hakam regarding a man who gave his wife three divorces while she was pregnant, then he also denied the child in her womb. He (Hakam) said: He will be flogged and the child will be attributed to him.

Hazrat Mughira narrates that Ibrahim said: When a man gives his wife three divorces and then denies his child while he no longer has the right to take her back, he will be flogged and the child will be attributed to him. And when he denies his child while he still has the right to take her back, he will perform li'an (mutual cursing) and the child will be disassociated from him, even if he never acknowledged the child.