The wisdom behind legislating the act of imprecation:
a. To preserve and protect the lineage of people.
b. To save the face of the husband by avoiding subjecting his wife to the punishment of adultery and the dispute over his offspring: it is permissible to fix the situation.
c. To prevent corruption and ensure the good.
2. The cases in which it is prescribed: The majority of scholars hold the view that it is permissible to resort to the act of imprecation when the husband accuses his wife of adultery [201] Slanderous accusation refers to the unfounded accusation of having unlawful sexual intercourse like adultery, fornication, and homosexuality. In this context, it refers to the case where a woman is accused of committing adultery and having unlawful sexual intercourse. . This is the view of the Hanafi, Shafi’i, and Hanbali Madhabs, and it is one of the views of the Maliki scholars and the Dhahiri scholars, and it is the opinion of the vast majority of scholars and jurists.

CHAPTER 2: CONDITIONS FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE IMPRECATION (LI’AAN), THE CONSEQUENT RULINGS FOR IMPRECATION, AND THE ALIMONY AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE WIFE DURING THE WAITING PERIOD AFTER IMPRECATION