The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "There is no child from adultery; the child belongs to the owner of the bed, and the adulterer gets the stone."
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب الطلاق / 3305
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«مرسل، «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»»
Brief Explanation
From the perspective of dirayah, the text of the hadith is authentic (supported by Bukhari and Muslim), therefore it is valid as evidence.
Benefit: On the basis of this hadith, the following jurisprudential principles are established:
«الولد للفراش» — The child belongs to the one on whose bed (i.e., through marriage) it is born, even if there is doubt regarding the pregnancy.
«وللعاهر الأثلَب» — The adulterer has no right to lineage; only the prescribed legal punishment or disgrace applies to him.
✅ Conclusion: This narration is extremely important from jurisprudential, judicial, and social perspectives. Through it, Islam’s concepts regarding the sanctity of marriage, the purity of lineage, and the rejection of adultery become completely clear.