How can a woman accuse a man of adultery in Islam?
Li’aan is prescribed for two reasons: 1 – If the husband accuses his wife of zina and cannot produce four witnesses, then he may get the hadd punishment for slander waived by engaging in li’aan. 2 – If he wants to deny that a child is his. The basic principle concerning that is the passage in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies (i.e. testifies four times) by Allaah that he is one of those who speak the truth. 7. And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the Curse of Allaah on him if he be of those who tell a lie (against her). 8. But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her, if she bears witness four times by Allaah, that he (her husband) is telling a lie. 9. And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allaah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth” [al-Noor 24:6-9] Ibn Katheer (may Allaah ha
