Saeed bin Jubayr reported,

I was asked about the Mutalaineen, whether they should be separated from one another, during the rule of Ibn Zubayr. I did not know what to say, so I rose from my place and went to the house of Ibn Umar.I said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, the Mutalaineen, are they to be separated?"He replied, "Glory be to Allah. The first person to ask about this was so-and-so, son of so-and-so. He said, 'Messenger of Allah, what is your view of a man who sees his wife committing a vile act? If he speaks, he speaks of something terrible, and if he remains silent, he remains silent over the same.'The Prophet remained silent and did not answer him. Some time later, the man came back to him and said, 'What I asked you about, I have been afflicted with it.'So Allah revealed these verses in Surah an-Nur, "And those who accuse their wives" until His statement "that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he is of the truthful" [Nur 24:6–9].The Prophet began with the man, admonishing him, reminding him, and informing him that the punishment of this world is lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter.The man said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I have not lied about her."Then he turned to the woman, admonishing her, reminding her, and informing her that the punishment of this world is lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter.She said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, he is a liar."He began with the man, who bore witness four times by Allah that he was among the truthful, and the fifth, that the curse of Allah be upon him if he was among the liars. Then he turned to the woman, who bore witness four times by Allah that he was among the liars, and the fifth, that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was among the truthful. Then he separated them."

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سعيد بن جبير قال

سئلت عن المتلاعنين أيفرق بينهما في إمارة ابن الزبير فما دريت ما أقول فقمت من مكاني إلى منزل ابن عمر فقلت أبا عبد الرحمن المتلاعنين أيفرق بينهما فقال سبحان الله إن أول من سأل عن ذلك فلان بن فلان قال يا رسول الله أرأيت الرجل يرى امرأته على فاحشة فإن تكلم تكلم بأمر عظيم وإن سكت سكت على مثل ذلك فسكت فلم يجبه فلما كان بعد أتاه فقال الذي سألتك عنه قد ابتليت به فأنزل الله عز وجل هؤلاء الآيات في سورة النور {والذين يرمون أزواجهم} حتى بلغ {أن غضب الله عليها إن كان من الصادقين} فبدأ بالرجل فوعظه وذكره وأخبره أن عذاب الدنيا أهون من عذاب الآخرة فقال والذي بعثك بالحق ما كذبتك ثم ثنى بالمرأة فوعظها وذكرها وأخبرها أن عذاب الدنيا أهون من عذاب الآخرة فقالت والذي بعثك بالحق إنه لكاذب قال فبدأ بالرجل فشهد أربع شهادات بالله إنه لمن الصادقين والخامسة أن لعنة الله عليه إن كان من الكاذبين ثم ثنى بالمرأة فشهدت أربع شهادات بالله إنه لمن الكاذبين والخامسة أن غضب الله عليها إن كان من الصادقين ثم فرق بينهما