Those who permitted freeing a child of zina

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) freed a child born of fornication and its mother.

It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) freed a child born of zina (fornication) together with his mother.

Ibn Awn said that Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) did not see any harm in freeing a child born of zina.

Ibn Tawus narrates from his father (Tawus) that, regarding freeing a child born of zina, he said: He will have (the reward) that he hopes for (from Allah).

Abd al-Malik said: Ata was asked whether a child born of zina may be freed. He said: Yes, freeing him is good.

It is narrated from Umm Yahith that she asked Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) about freeing a child born of zina. He said: He is like a counterfeit dirham; give him away in charity.

It is narrated from Umar bin Abd al-Rahman bin Sa'd that a man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: I have two slave boys, one of legitimate birth and the other a child born of zina, and I want to free one of them; which of them do you think I should free? He said: The more valuable of the two, even if he is a child born of zina.

Al-Sha'bi said: Free whichever of the two is more valuable.

Hisham narrates from his father that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked about a child born of zina. She said: None of his parents' sin is upon him. Then she recited this verse: "And no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another." [al-An'am: 164]

Isa al-Khabbat said: I heard al-Sha'bi say: The child born of zina is the best of the three; (calling him) 'the worst of the three' is only something that Ka'b said.