سنن نسائی · Hadith 3519

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Saad bin Abi Waqqaand ‘Abd bin Zam’ah disputed over a boy. Saad said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! This is the son of my brother ‘Utbah bin Abi Waqqawho made me promise to look after him because he is his son. Look at whom he resembles.’ ‘Abd bin Zam’ah said: ‘He is my brother who was born on my father’s bed to his slave woman.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم looked to determine at whom he resembled, and saw that he resembled ‘Utbah. He said: ‘He is for you ‘Abd! The child is the bed’s and for the fornicator is the stone. Veil yourself from him, Sawdah bint Zam’ah.’ And he never saw Sawdah again.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020