Sa'd bin Ma'bad narrates: Yuhannas and Safiyyah were from the khumus (the fifth taken as spoils). The woman gave birth to a child, and a man who had committed fornication and Yuhannas both claimed the child. The two of them took their case to Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) referred them to Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will judge in this matter according to the judgement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (and that is): "The child belongs to the owner of the bed, and for the fornicator there is deprivation." Then he had her flogged fifty lashes.
Ahmad and al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Hajjaj bin Artah, and he is a mudallis. The rest of Ahmad's narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطلاق / 7847
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (510) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (104/1) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 11434»