حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْوَرَکَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ فِي خَبَرِ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبْصِرُوهَا فَإِنْ جَائَتْ بِهِ أَدْعَجَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ عَظِيمَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ فَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْ صَدَقَ وَإِنْ جَائَتْ بِهِ أُحَيْمِرَ کَأَنَّهُ وَحَرَةٌ فَلَا أُرَاهُ إِلَّا کَاذِبًا قَالَ فَجَائَتْ بِهِ عَلَی النَّعْتِ الْمَکْرُوهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2248
Sahl bin Saad reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying - in the tradition of spouses who invoked curses to each other “Look if she bears a child which has very black eyes, large buttocks, I cannot but imagine that he (i. e., ‘Uwaimir) has spoken the truth. But, if she bears a reddish child like the lizard with red spots (waharah), I cannot imagine that ‘Uwaimir has lied against her. She gave birth to a child (like that described the Prophet ﷺ ) in a detestable manner.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020