The Shariah has clarified the rulings of marriage between the man and the woman and has explained the rulings of the husband's accusation of his wife for committing adultery without evidence, and the consequent practice of Li‘ān, besides other rulings of separation, to protect lineages, repel guilt from the spouses, and ward off the legal prescribed punishment of Qadhf (false accusation of adultery). In this Hadīth, the Tābi‘i Muhammad ibn Sīrīn narrates that he asked Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) about an issue, thinking that he had knowledge of it, namely the issue of Li‘ān that occurs between spouses when the husband accuses his wife of adultery without having witnesses as evidence. Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him that Hilāl ibn ’Umayyah al-Wāqifi (may Allah be pleased with him) - one of the three who stayed behind and Allah accepted their repentance after the Battle of Tabūk - accused his wife of committing adultery with a man called Sharīk ibn Sahmā’, who was the brother of Al-Barā’ ibn Mālik, and Al-Barā’ was the brother of Anas ibn Mālik from his father. Hilāl ibn ’Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first man to practice Li‘ān in Islam. Li‘ān: It is when a man takes an oath four times that he is truthful about accusing his wife of adultery, and on the fifth time he swears that may Allah curse him if he is lying. Then, the woman proceeds and takes an oath four times that her husband is lying, and on the fifth time she swears that may Allah's wrath be upon her if he is telling the truth. Li‘ān took place between both of them and after they were gone, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Watch her," i.e., look at the baby's features so we may know which of them is lying, as she got pregnant during that period. If the child is "a white-complexioned child having straight hair," i.e., has flowing hair and "sore eyes," i.e., his eyes are sore because of tears, redness, or any other reason, "then he is the son of Hilāl ibn ’Umayyah," i.e., his father is Hilāl because these are his features. "But if she gives birth to a child with dark eyelids," i.e., with black eyelids, "curly hair," i.e., with hair that is curved and twisted, and "thin shanks," i.e., with tiny and thin legs, then his father is Sharīk ibn Sahmā’. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he was informed that the child resembled Sharīk ibn Sahmā’ whom she was accused of committing adultery with. The Hadīth points out that the ruling of Li‘ān, in principle, is to take place between the man and his wife if he accuses her of adultery without having a witness but himself. It also clarifies that Li‘ān should take place in the presence of the Imam or the judge and in the presence of an assembly of people..