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سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب الطلاقBook of Divorce
بَابُ الرَّجُلِ يَدَّعِي وَلَدًا مِنْ زِنًاChapter on a man claiming a child from adultery
Hadith 3307
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ: اخْتَصَمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ فِي ابْنِ أَمَةِ زَمْعَةَ، فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: أَوْصَانِي أَخِي عُتْبَةُ: إِذَا قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ أَنْ آخُذَ ابْنَ أَمَةِ زَمْعَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ ابْنُهُ، وَقَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ: أَخِي، ابْنُ أَمَةِ أَبِي، وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ أَبِي، فَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَبَهًا بَيِّنًا بِعُتْبَةَ فَقَالَ: «الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ، وَاحْتَجِبِي مِنْهُ يَا سَوْدَةُ»
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas and ‘Abd bin Zam’ah disputed over a slave. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The child belongs to the (owner of the) bed. O Sawdah, observe veiling from him.'"
Brief Explanation
Benefit: The chain of narration is authentic and agreed upon — this incident is also mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith: 2053), Sahih Muslim, and other books of hadith. This hadith is unanimously authentic and holds the status of a fundamental principle in matters of lineage. The Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) observed resemblance, but made the decision based on marriage, thereby establishing a definitive text (__Nass Qat‘i__) for the protection of lineage, and through the command of veiling, also taught the aspect of moral and familial precaution.
