Hadith 4303
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حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ : حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَهِدَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ سَعْدٍ أَنْ يَقْبِضَ ابْنَ وَلِيدَةِ زَمْعَةَ ، وَقَالَ عُتْبَةُ : إِنَّهُ ابْنِي ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَكَّةَ فِي الْفَتْحِ ، أَخَذَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ابْنَ وَلِيدَةِ زَمْعَةَ ، فَأَقْبَلَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَقْبَلَ مَعَهُ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ ، فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ : هَذَا ابْنُ أَخِي عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ابْنُهُ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، هَذَا أَخِي ، هَذَا ابْنُ زَمْعَةَ ، وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ ، فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى ابْنِ وَلِيدَةِ زَمْعَةَ فَإِذَا أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِعُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هُوَ لَكَ ، هُوَ أَخُوكَ يَا عَبْدُ بْنَ زَمْعَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ " ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " احْتَجِبِي مِنْهُ يَا سَوْدَةُ " لِمَا رَأَى مِنْ شَبَهِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ ، وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ " ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَصِيحُ بِذَلِكَ .
Narrated `Aisha: `Utba bin Abi Waqqas authorized his brother Sa`d to take the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a into his custody. `Utba said (to him). "He is my son." When Allah's Apostle arrived in Mecca during the Conquest (of Mecca), Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and took him to the Prophet `Abd bin Zam`a too came along with him. Sa`d said. "This is the son of my brother and the latter has informed me that he is his son." `Abd bin Zam`a said, "O Allah's Apostle! This is my brother who is the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and was born on his (i.e. Zam'as) bed.' Allah's Apostle looked at the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed that he, of all the people had the greatest resemblance to `Utba bin Abi Waqqas. Allah's Apostle then said (to `Abd), " He is yours; he is your brother, O `Abd bin Zam`a, he was born on the bed (of your father)." (At the same time) Allah's Apostle said (to his wife Sauda), "Veil yourself before him (i.e. the son of the slave-girl) O Sauda," because of the resemblance he noticed between him and `Utba bin Abi Waqqas. Allah's Apostle added, "The boy is for the bed (i.e. for the owner of the bed where he was born), and stone is for the adulterer." (Ibn Shihab said, "Abu Huraira used to say that (i.e. the last statement of the Prophet in the above Hadith 596, publicly.")
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
At one point in the hadith, there is mention of the entry of the Noble Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) into Makkah during the conquest of Makkah.
The relevance to the chapter is as follows: from this hadith, an Islamic legal principle is also established—that the child born on a bed is to be attributed to the owner of that bed, and for the adulterer, there is stoning, while the child belongs to the owner of the bed.
Reflecting on the breadth of this law reveals how many evils have been prevented by it.
The meaning of "bed" is also that the child born from the womb of a man's wife or slave woman will be considered his.
The woman named Sawdah bint Zam‘ah (radi Allahu anha) is among the Mothers of the Believers.
She was married to her paternal cousin, Sakran bin ‘Amr (radi Allahu anhu).
Upon his passing, she entered the household of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Her marriage to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) took place after the passing of Khadijah (radi Allahu anha) and before the marriage to ‘A’ishah (radi Allahu anha).
She passed away in the month of Shawwal, 54 AH, in Madinah.
Radi Allahu anha.
At one point in the hadith, there is mention of the entry of the Noble Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) into Makkah during the conquest of Makkah.
The relevance to the chapter is as follows: from this hadith, an Islamic legal principle is also established—that the child born on a bed is to be attributed to the owner of that bed, and for the adulterer, there is stoning, while the child belongs to the owner of the bed.
Reflecting on the breadth of this law reveals how many evils have been prevented by it.
The meaning of "bed" is also that the child born from the womb of a man's wife or slave woman will be considered his.
The woman named Sawdah bint Zam‘ah (radi Allahu anha) is among the Mothers of the Believers.
She was married to her paternal cousin, Sakran bin ‘Amr (radi Allahu anhu).
Upon his passing, she entered the household of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Her marriage to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) took place after the passing of Khadijah (radi Allahu anha) and before the marriage to ‘A’ishah (radi Allahu anha).
She passed away in the month of Shawwal, 54 AH, in Madinah.
Radi Allahu anha.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4303
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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This hadith details an incident that occurred at the time of the conquest of Makkah.
It is for this reason that Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned this hadith here.
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This hadith establishes an Islamic legal principle: that a child born on a man’s bed will be attributed to the owner of that bed.
In this regard, the claim of the adulterer is discouraged, and he will be stoned to death.
Reflecting on the breadth of this law reveals that it prevents many evils; otherwise, if an adulterer were to acknowledge any child, he would be granted the right of lineage.
This would open the door to immorality and indecency, so Islam has given no weight to the claim of the adulterer.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, on one hand, upheld the Shariah, and on the other, did not neglect the aspect of caution. Thus, he said to Sawdah radi Allahu anha:
“You must observe veiling from this child.”
Sawdah radi Allahu anha acted upon this hadith and never saw this child for the rest of her life. In another hadith, it is clarified that Sawdah bint Zam’ah radi Allahu anha, as long as she lived, never appeared before him.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Buyu’, Hadith: 2053.)
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This hadith details an incident that occurred at the time of the conquest of Makkah.
It is for this reason that Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned this hadith here.
➋
This hadith establishes an Islamic legal principle: that a child born on a man’s bed will be attributed to the owner of that bed.
In this regard, the claim of the adulterer is discouraged, and he will be stoned to death.
Reflecting on the breadth of this law reveals that it prevents many evils; otherwise, if an adulterer were to acknowledge any child, he would be granted the right of lineage.
This would open the door to immorality and indecency, so Islam has given no weight to the claim of the adulterer.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, on one hand, upheld the Shariah, and on the other, did not neglect the aspect of caution. Thus, he said to Sawdah radi Allahu anha:
“You must observe veiling from this child.”
Sawdah radi Allahu anha acted upon this hadith and never saw this child for the rest of her life. In another hadith, it is clarified that Sawdah bint Zam’ah radi Allahu anha, as long as she lived, never appeared before him.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Buyu’, Hadith: 2053.)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4303
