وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍۢ فَكَذَبَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Wa in kaana qameesuhoo qudda min duburin fakazabat wa huwa minas saadiqeen
But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied, and he is of the truthful."

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but if his shirt has been torn from behind then she has lied and he is of the truthful’.

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Sahih Muslim #6477This hadith has been reported on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters and no mention is made in the hadith transmitted on the authority of 'Isa (of these words):Sahih
" He who endeavours to tell the truth and endeavours to tell a lie," and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Mushir (the words are):" Until Allah records it".
Sahih Muslim #3299Rabi' b. S'abra al-jahanni reported on the authority of his father. We went with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to Mecca during the year of Victory and he narrated like this a hadith transmitted by Bishr (the previous one) but with this addition:Sahih
" She said: Can it be possible?" And it is also mentioned in it:" He said: The cloak of this (man) is old and worn out."
Sunan Abu Dawud #640Umm Salamah said that she asked the prophet (ﷺ); Can a woman pray in a shirt and veil without wearing a lower garment? He replied:Da'if
if the shirt is ample and covers the surface of her feet. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Malik b. Anas, Bakr b. Mudar, Hafs b. Ghiyaht, Isma'il b. Ja'far, Ibn Abu Dhi'b, and Ibn Ishaq from Muhammad b. Zaid on the authority of his mother who narrated from Umm Salamah. None of these narrators mention the name of the Prophet (ﷺ). They reported it directly from Umm Salamah.
Sahih Muslim #3414This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir through another chain of transmitters, but in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhri there is an addition (of these words):Sahih
" If he likes he may (have intercourse) being on the back or in front of her, but it should be through one opening (vagina)."
Sahih Muslim #6473'Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that Muhammad (ﷺ) said:Sahih
Should I inform you that slandering, that is in fact a tale-carrying which creates dissension amongst people, (and) he (further) said: The person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie tells a lie until lie is recorded as a liar.

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