He said: He does not commit adultery at the time he commits it except with an adulteress like himself or a polytheist, and she does not commit adultery at the time she commits it except with the likes of herself.

14144 - It was mentioned from Yahya ibn Ma'in al-Qattan, Ubayd Allah ibn al-Akhnas narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, that Marthad ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi was a strong man. He used to carry captives from Makkah to Madinah. He made a promise to a man to carry him, and there was a remnant in Makkah called 'Anaq, who was his friend. She went out and saw a dark figure in the shadow of a wall, and she said: Who is this? Marthad? I said: Marthad. She said: Welcome, O Marthad! Come and spend the night with us in the settlement. I said: O 'Anaq, Allah has forbidden adultery. She said: O people of the tents! This is the Duldul who carries your captives from Makkah to Madinah. He said: So I traveled the Khandamah, and I entered a cave or a mountain fissure. Eight men sought me and came until they stood over my head, but Allah blinded them to me. So I came to my companion and carried him. When I reached al-Arak with him, I released him, and I came to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and said: Let me marry 'Anaq. He remained silent regarding me, then [the verse] was revealed: "And the adulteress, no one marries her except an adulterer or a polytheist." So he called me, read it to me, and said: Do not marry her (1).

14145 - My father narrated to us, he said: Abu Mushir mentioned it, Sa'id ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated to us, from Makhul, regarding: "The adulterer does not marry except an adulteress or a polytheist, and the adulteress, no one marries her except an adulterer or a polytheist." He said: The adulterer has his cover removed; he does not marry except an adulteress who has had her cover removed.

14146 - I read to Muhammad ibn al-Fadl, Muhammad ibn 'Ali narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Muzahim narrated to us, Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf narrated to us, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan: "And the adulteress, no one marries her except an adulterer." He said: The adulterer [here refers to] one from the People of the Scripture, and the adulteress, no one marries her except a lashed adulterer from the People of the Qiblah.

14147 - 'Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Hisinjani narrated to us, Musaddad narrated to us, Ibn Abi 'Adi narrated to us, Ibn Jurayj informed us, from 'Ata', regarding His saying: "And the adulteress, no one marries her except an adulterer or a polytheist," he said: Or a polytheist [who is] for them. I said: Did it reach you from Ibn 'Abbas? He said: Yes.

14148 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "And the adulteress, no one marries her except an adulterer or a polytheist," from other than the people of the Qiblah.