Abu Uthman narrates: When a claim was made regarding Ziyad, I met Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and I said: What are you people doing? I heard Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying this, he says: Both my ears heard this and my heart preserved it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever attributes himself to someone as his father in Islam, knowing that he is not his father, Paradise is forbidden for such a person.” So Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I also heard this from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Hadith Referenceصحیح ابن حبان / كتاب البر والإحسان / 415
Hadith Gradingفضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيصحيح - «غاية المرام» (267): ق.فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوطإسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين، خالد هو ابن مهران الحذاء، وأبو عثمان هو عبد الرحمن بن مل النهدي.