Sa’eed ibn Jubayr narrated: During the rule of Mus’ab in Zubayr, someone asked me about a man and woman who have cursed one another-are they separated. I did not know what to say. So, I got up from my place and went to the house of Abdullah Ibn Umar (RA) . I sought permission to meet him, but I was told that he was having a nap. However, he had heard me and said to me, “Ibn Jubayr, come in! Nothing but a need has brought you.” I went in. He was lying down on a packsaddle. I asked him, “0Abdur Rahman! Are the two who curse one another to be separated”? He said, “Glory be to Allah! Yes! The first person to ask about it was so-and-so son of so-and so. He came to Allah’s Messenger and asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah! ﷺ What do you say about one of us who sees his wife commit indecency? What should he do? If he speaks, he speaks of a great affair but if he keeps quiet then he keeps quiet about a grave affair.’ The Prophet ﷺ did not say anything and gave him no answer. Then after that, he came to the Prophet ﷺ and said. ‘As for the question I had asked you.’ So Allah revealed the verses of surah an-Nur: And those who accuse their wives and there are no witneses for them except themselves, the testimony of one of them shall be swearing by Allah four times . (24 : 6 to the end of 9) The Prophet ﷺ called the man and recited to him these verses and gave him advice, saying. ‘The worldly punishment is softer then the punishment of the Hereafter.’ The man said, ‘No, by Him who has sent you with the Truth, I have not lied against her.’ Then the Prophet ﷺ turned towards the woman and gave her advice and admonition and informed her that the punishment of the world was softer than the punishment of the hereafter. She said, ‘No! By Him Who with the Truth, he does not speak the truth. So, he began with the man. He swore by Allah, four testimonies, that he was among the truthful, and the fifth that Allah’s curse be on him if he was among the liars. Then he followed up with the woman. She bore testimony four testimonies, by Allah that he was among the liars, and the fifth that Allah’s wrath be on her if he was of the truthful. Then, he separated the two of them. [Muslim 1493, Nisai 470] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------