Sahih al-Bukhari Book 86, Hadith 78
Lian was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet, `Asim bin Adi said a statement about it, and when
he left, a man from his tribe came to him complaining that he had seen a man with his wife. `Asim
said, "I have been put to trial only because of my statement." So he took the man to the Prophet (ﷺ) and
the man told him about the incident. The man (husband) was of yellow complexion, thin, and of lank
hair, while the man whom he had accused of having been with his wife, was reddish brown with fat
thick legs and fat body. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Allah! Reveal the truth." Later on the lady delivered a
child resembling the man whom the husband had accused of having been with her. So the Prophet (ﷺ)
made them take the oath of Lian. A man said to Ibn `Abbas in the gathering, "Was that the same lady
about whom the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to stone any lady (for committing illegal sexual intercourse)
to death without witnesses, I would have stoned that lade to death?" Ibn `Abbas said, "No, that was
another lady who used to behave in such a suspicious way among the Muslims that one might accuse
her of committing illegal sexual intercourse."
Ibn `Abbas mentioned the couple who had taken the oath of Lian. `Abdullah bin Shaddad said (to him), "Was this woman about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'If I were ever to stone to death any woman without witnesses. (I would have stoned that woman to death)?' Ibn `Abbas replied," No, that lady exposed herself (by her suspicious behavior).
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Avoid the seven great destructive sins." They (the people!) asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What are they?" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah; to practice sorcery; to kill the life which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause (according to Islamic law); to eat up usury (Riba), to eat up the property of an orphan; to give one's back to the enemy and fleeing from the battle-field at the time of fighting and to accuse chaste women who never even think of anything touching chastity and are good believers."