حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَانَتْ امْرَأَتَانِ مَعَهُمَا ابْنَاهُمَا جَائَ الذِّئْبُ فَذَهَبَ بِابْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَتْ لِصَاحِبَتِهَا إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِکِ وَقَالَتْ الْأُخْرَی إِنَّمَا ذَهَبَ بِابْنِکِ فَتَحَاکَمَتَا إِلَی دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقَضَی بِهِ لِلْکُبْرَی فَخَرَجَتَا عَلَی سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَام فَأَخْبَرَتَاهُ فَقَالَ ائْتُونِي بِالسِّکِّينِ أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَتْ الصُّغْرَی لَا تَفْعَلْ يَرْحَمُکَ اللَّهُ هُوَ ابْنُهَا فَقَضَی بِهِ لِلصُّغْرَی قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ سَمِعْتُ بِالسِّکِّينِ قَطُّ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا کُنَّا نَقُولُ إِلَّا الْمُدْيَةَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 6769
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There were two women with whom there were their two sons. A wolf came and took away the son of one of them. That lady said to her companion, 'The wolf has taken your son.' The other said, 'But it has taken your son.' So both of them sought the judgment of (the Prophet) David who judged that the boy should be given to the older lady. Then both of them went to (the Prophet) Solomon, son of David and informed him of the case. Solomon said, 'Give me a knife so that I may cut the child into two portions and give one half to each of you.' The younger lady said, 'Do not do so; may Allah bless you ! He is her child.' On that, he gave the child to the younger lady." Abu Huraira added: By Allah! I had never heard the word 'Sakkin' as meaning knife, except on that day, for we used to call it "Mudya".
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020