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Sunan Abu Dawud — Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)

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Read Sunan Abu Dawud, Chapter 13: Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq). This chapter contains 138 source records; you are reading page 4. Open a narration to see its permanent reference, available translations and source information.

Topics in the narrations on this page

  • Doubting The Child's Paternity
  • Severe Reprimand Regarding Negating One's Child
  • Claiming An Illegitimate Son
  • Regarding Al-Qafah
  • Those Who Said That Lots Should Be Drawn If They Differ About The Child

Collection history and compiler biographySources and methodology

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْفِهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَغَيْرِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثَ تَطْلِيقَاتٍ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَنْفَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ مَا صُنِعَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُنَّةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ سَهْلٌ:‏‏‏‏ حَضَرْتُ هَذَا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَضَتِ السُّنَّةُ بَعْدُ فِي الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ أَنْ يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ لَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ أَبَدًا.

“He divorced her three times before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم implemented it and what is done before the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم is sunnah (model behavior of the Prophet). Sahl said “I attended this before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Afterwards the sunnah about those who invoked curses on each other was established that they (the spouses) were separated from each other and they would never be united. ”

— The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Saad Al Saeedi رضی اللہ عنہما through a different chain of narrators. This version has

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَوَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ شَهِدْتُ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ تَلَاعَنَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَتَمَّ حَدِيثُ مُسَدَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُ شَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ:‏‏‏‏ كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَقُلْ بَعْضُهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ عَلَيْهَا. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ لَمْ يُتَابِعْ ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ.

“I witnessed the invoking of curses by the two spouses during the life time of the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم when I was fifteen years old. When they finished invoking curses, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم separated them from each other. Here ends the version of Musaddad. Others said “He was present when the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم separated the spouses who invoked curses on each other. The man (Sahl) said “I shall have lied against her, Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم if I keep her. Abu Dawud said “Some narrators did not mention the word ‘alaiha (against her). ” Abu Dawud said “No one supported Ibn ‘Uyainah that he separated the spouses who invoked curses. ”

— Sahl bin Saad رضی اللہ عنہما said “The version of Musaddad has

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَتْ حَامِلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَرَتِ السُّنَّةُ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنْ يَرِثَهَا وَتَرِثَ مِنْهُ مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهَا.

“She was pregnant, he denied pregnancy from him. So her son was attributed to her. In the law of succession the practice (sunnah) was established that the son gets a share in the inheritance of his mother and the mother gets the share in the inheritance of her son according to the shares prescribed by Allah the Exalted.

— The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sahl bin Saad through a different chain of narrators. This version has

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّا لَلَيْلَةُ جُمْعَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏جَلَدْتُمُوهُ ؟ أَوْ قَتَلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَتَلْتُمُوهُ ؟ فَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى غَيْظٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاللَّهِ لَأَسْأَلَنَّ عَنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَأَلَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏جَلَدْتُمُوهُ ؟ أَوْ قَتَلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَتَلْتُمُوهُ ؟ أَوْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى غَيْظٍ ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَجَعَلَ يَدْعُو فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ اللِّعَانِ:‏‏‏‏ وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلا أَنْفُسُهُمْ سورة النور آية 6 هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَابْتُلِيَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ بَيْنِ النَّاسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ هُوَ وَامْرَأَتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَلَاعَنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ لَعَنَ الْخَامِسَةَ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَذَهَبَتْ لِتَلْتَعِنَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ مَهْ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَبَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَفَعَلَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَعَلَّهَا أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ جَعْدًا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَسْوَدَ جَعْدًا.

“We were in the mosque on the night of a Friday, suddenly a man from the Ansar entered the mosque”. And said “If a man finds a man along with wife and declares (about her adultery) you will flog him. Or if he kills you, you will kill him or if keeps silence he will keep silence in anger. I swear by Allaah, I shall ask the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم about it”. On the next day he came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said “If a man finds a man along with wife and declares (about her adultery) you will flog him. Or if he kills you, you will kill him or if keeps silence he will keep silence in anger. ” He said “O Allaah, disclose”. He kept on praying until the verses regarding invoking curses (li’an) came down “As for those who accuse their wives but have no witnesses except themselves. ” So, the man was first involved in this trial among the people. He and his wife came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. They invoked curses on each other. The man bore witness before Allaah four times that the thing he said was indeed true. He then invoked curse of Allaah on him for the fifth time if he was a liar. She then wanted to invoke curses of Allaah on him. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Do not do that. Bust she refused and did so (i. e., invoked curses). When they returned he said “Perhaps she will give birth to a black child with curly hair.

— Abdullah (bin Masud) رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَرِيكِ بْنِ سَحْمَاءَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ الْبَيِّنَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُنَا رَجُلًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَيِّنَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ الْبَيِّنَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِلَّا فَحَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ:‏‏‏‏ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَيُنْزِلَنَّ اللَّهُ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبْرِئُ بِهِ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الْحَدِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَزَلَتْ:‏‏‏‏ وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلا أَنْفُسُهُمْ فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ سورة النور آية 6، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا مِنْ تَائِبٍ ؟ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالُوا لَهَا:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ:‏‏‏‏ فَتَلَكَّأَتْ وَنَكَصَتْ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهَا سَتَرْجِعُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَضَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَبْصِرُوهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ سَحْمَاءَ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْلَا مَا مَضَى مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَكَانَ لِي وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَهَذَا مِمَّا تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدِيثُ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدِيثُ هِلَالٍ.

“Hilal bin Umayyah رضی اللہ عنہ accused his wife in the presence of Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم of having committed adultery with Sharik bin Sahma’”. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Produce evidence or you must receive punishment on your back. ” He said “Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم when one of us sees a man having intercourse with his wife should he go and seek evidence?” But the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم merely said “You must produce evidence or you must receive punishment on your back. ” Hilal then said “By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am speaking Truly. May Allaah send down something which will free my back from punishment. Then the following Quranic verses were revealed “And those who make charges against their spouses but have no witnesses except themselves” reciting till he reached “one of those who speak the truth”. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then returned and sent for them and they came (to him). Hilal bin Umayyah stood up and testified and the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم was saying “Allaah knows that one of you is lying. Will one of you repent?” Then the woman got up and testified, but when she was about to do it a fifth time saying that Allaah’s anger be upon her if he was one of those who spoke the truth, they said to her “this is the deciding one”. Ibn Abbas said “She then hesitated and drew back so that we thought the she would withdraw (what she said) “Look and see whether she gives birth to a child with eyes looking as if they have antimony in them, wide buttocks and fat legs, if she did. Sharik bin Sahma’ will be its father. She then gave birth to a child of a similar description. The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم thereupon said “If it were not for what has already been stated in Allaah’s book I would have dealt severely with her. ” Abu Dawud said “This tradition has been transmitted by the people of Madina alone. They narrated the tradition of Hilal on the authority of Ibn Bashshar. ”

— Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما said

حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الشُّعَيْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ رَجُلًا حِينَ أَمَرَ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ أَنْ يَتَلَاعَنَا أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فِيهِ عِنْدَ الْخَامِسَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ .

When the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ordered a man and his wife to invoke curses on each other, he ordered a man to put his hand on his mouth when he came to the fifth utterance, saying that it would be the deciding one.

— Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَاءَ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ عَشِيًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِهِ رَجُلًا فَرَأَى بِعَيْنِهِ وَسَمِعَ بِأُذُنِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمْ يَهِجْهُ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ غَدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي جِئْتُ أَهْلِي عِشَاءً فَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَهُمْ رَجُلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنَيَّ وَسَمِعْتُ بِأُذُنَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا جَاءَ بِهِ وَاشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَزَلَتْ:‏‏‏‏ وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلا أَنْفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ سورة النور آية 6، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الْآيَتَيْنِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسُرِّيَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَبْشِرْ يَا هِلَالُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَ فَرَجًا وَمَخْرَجًا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ هِلَالٌ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَبِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتَلَاهَا عَلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَذَكَّرَهُمَا وَأَخْبَرَهُمَا أَنَّ عَذَابَ الْآخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ مِنْ عَذَابِ الدُّنْيَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ هِلَالٌ:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ صَدَقْتُ عَلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ كَذَبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَاعِنُوا بَيْنَهُمَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقِيلَ لِهِلَالٍ:‏‏‏‏ اشْهَدْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قِيلَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا هِلَالُ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكَ الْعَذَابَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ لَا يُعَذِّبُنِي اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا كَمَا لَمْ يُجَلِّدْنِي عَلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهَا:‏‏‏‏ اشْهَدِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قِيلَ لَهَا:‏‏‏‏ اتَّقِي اللَّهَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمُوجِبَةُ الَّتِي تُوجِبُ عَلَيْكِ الْعَذَابَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتَلَكَّأَتْ سَاعَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَتِ الْخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَضَى أَنْ لَا يُدْعَى وَلَدُهَا لِأَبٍ وَلَا تُرْمَى وَلَا يُرْمَى وَلَدُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنْ رَمَاهَا أَوْ رَمَى وَلَدَهَا فَعَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَضَى أَنْ لَا بَيْتَ لَهَا عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا قُوتَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُمَا يَتَفَرَّقَانِ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ وَلَا مُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أُصَيْهِبَ أُرَيْصِحَ أُثُيْبِجَ حَمْشَ السَّاقَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهُوَ لِهِلَالٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَوْرَقَ جَعْدًا جُمَالِيًّا خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهُوَ لِلَّذِي رُمِيَتْ بِهِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ أَوْرَقَ جَعْدًا جَمَالِيًّا خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ سَابِغَ الْأَلْيَتَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَوْلَا الْأَيْمَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَكَانَ لِي وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ . قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ:‏‏‏‏ فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى مُضَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَا يُدْعَى لِأَبٍ.

“Hilal bin Umayyah رضی اللہ عنہ was one of the three persons whose repentance was accepted by Allah. One night he returned from his land and found a man along with his wife. He witnessed with his eyes and heard with his ears. He did not threaten him till the morning. ” Next day he went to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم in the morning and said Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم “I came to my wife in the night and found a man along with her. I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم disliked what he described and he took it seriously. There upon the following Quranic verse came down “And those who make charges against their spouses but have no witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them. . . . ” When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came to himself (after the revelation ended) he said “Glad tidings to you Hilal, Allah the exalted has made ease and a way out for you. ” Hilal رضی اللہ عنہ said “I expected that from my Lord. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Send for her. She then came. ” The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم recited the verses to them and he reminded them and told them that the punishment in the next world was more severe than that in n this world. Hilal said “I swear by Allah I spoke the truth against her. ” She said “He told a lie. ” The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Apply the method of invoking curses on one another. Hilal was told “Bear witness. So he bore witness before Allaah four times that he spoke the truth. ” When he was about to utter the fifth time he was told “Hilal fear Allah, for the punishment in this world is easier than that in the next world and this is the deciding one, that will surely cause punishment to you. ” He said “I swear by Allaah. Allah will not punish me for this (act), as He did not cause me to be flogged for this (act). ” So he bore witness a fifth time invoking the curse of Allah on him if he was of those who tell a lie. Then the people said to her, Testify. So she gave testimony before Allaah that he was a liar. When she was going to testify the fifth time she was told “Fear Allah, for the punishment in this world is easier than that in the next world. This is the deciding one that will surely cause punishment to you. ” She hesitated for a moment. And then said “By Allah, I will not disgrace my people. ” So she testified a fifth time invoking the curse of Allah on her if he spoke the truth. Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم separated them from each other and decided that the child will not be attributed to its father. Neither she nor her child will be accused of adultery. He who accuses her or her child will be liable to punishment. He also decided that there will be no dwelling and maintenance for her (from the husband) as they were separated without divorce and death. He then said “If she gives birth to a child with reddish hair, light buttocks, wide belly and light shins he will be the child of Hilal. If she bears a dusky child with curly hair, fat limbs, fat shins and fat buttocks he will be the child of the one who was accused of adultery. She gave birth to a child with curly hair, fat limbs, fat shins and fat buttocks. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said “Had there been no oaths, I would have dealt with her severely. ” Ikrimah said “Later on he became the chief of the tribe of Mudar. He was not attributed to his father. ”

— Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعَ عَمْرٌو سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ حِسَابُكُمَا عَلَى اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَحَدُكُمَا كَاذِبٌ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكَ عَلَيْهَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَالِي ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا مَالَ لَكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنْ كُنْتَ صَدَقْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَهُوَ بِمَا اسْتَحْلَلْتَ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ كُنْتَ كَذَبْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَذَلِكَ أَبْعَدُ لَكَ .

“The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said to the spouses who invoked curses on each other. Your reckoning is in Allah’s hands for one of you is liar there is no way for you to (remarry) her. He then asked Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم what about my property? He replied “There is no property for you. If you have spoken the truth, it is the price for your having had the right to intercourse with her and if you have lied against her it is still more remote for you.

— Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہما said

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ:‏‏‏‏ رَجُلٌ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْ بَنِي الْعَجْلَانِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ ؟ يُرَدِّدُهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَبَيَا فَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.

I asked Ibn Umar A man accused his wife of adultery? He said “The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم separated the brother and the sister of Banu Al ‘Ajilan (i. e., husband and wife). He said Allah knows that one of you is a liar, will one of you repent? He repeated these words three times, but they refused. So he separated them from each other.

— Saad bin Jubair said

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ نَافِعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَاعَنَ امْرَأَتَهُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَانْتَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَفَرَّقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ الَّذِي تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ مَالِكٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَوْلُهُ:‏‏‏‏ وَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ . وقَالَ يُونُسُ:‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فِي حَدِيثِ اللِّعَانِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ وَأَنْكَرَ حَمْلَهَا فَكَانَ ابْنُهَا يُدْعَى إِلَيْهَا .

A man invoked curses on his wife (charging her of adultery) during the time of Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and disowned the child. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم therefore separated them and attributed the child to the woman. Abu Dawud said “The words narrated by Malik alone are “and he attributed the child to the woman. ” Abu Dawud said: The words narrated by Malik alone are: and he attributed the child to the woman. Yunus narrated from Al Zuhri on the authority of Sahl bin Saad in the tradition regarding li’an (invoking curses). He disowned her conception hence her child was attributed to her.

— Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہما said

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ أَسْوَدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ ؟ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حُمْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَنَّى تُرَاهُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ .

A man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said “My wife has given birth to a black son”. He said “Have you any camels?” He said “They are red”. He asked “Is there a dusky one among them?” He replied “Some of them are dusky”. He asked “How do you think they have come about?” He replied “This may be a strain to which they reverted”. He said “And this is perhaps a strain to which the child has reverted. ”

— Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ يُعَرِّضُ بِأَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ.

“At that time he was hinting at disowning the child. ”

— It was reported from Ma'mar, from Az-Zuhri, with his chain and its meaning, he said

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ،‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ وَإِنِّي أُنْكِرُهُ. فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ.

A bedouin came to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم, and said: My wife has given birth to a black son, and I disown him. He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.

— Narrated Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ حِينَ نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْمُتَلَاعِنَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ أَدْخَلَتْ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مَنْ لَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَيْسَتْ مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَنْ يُدْخِلَهَا اللَّهُ جَنَّتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ جَحَدَ وَلَدَهُ وَهُوَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏احْتَجَبَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ وَفَضَحَهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ .

He heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say when the verse about invoking curses came down: Any woman who brings to her family one who does not belong to it has nothing to do with Allah (i.e. expects no mercy from Allah), and Allah will not bring her into His Paradise. Allah, the Exalted, will veil Himself from any man who disowns his child when he looks at him, and disgrace him in the presence of all creatures, first and last.

— Narrated Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَلْمٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي الزَّيَّادِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا مُسَاعَاةَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَنْ سَاعَى فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَدْ لَحِقَ بِعَصَبَتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنِ ادَّعَى وَلَدًا مِنْ غَيْرِ رِشْدَةٍ فَلَا يَرِثُ وَلَا يُورَثُ .

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: There is no prostitution in Islam. If anyone practised prostitution in pre-Islamic times, the child will be attributed to the master (of the slave-woman). He who claims his child without a valid marriage or ownership will neither inherit nor be inherited.

— Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas رضی اللہ عنہما

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ وَهُوَ أَشْبَعُ،‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَدِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَضَى أَنَّ كُلَّ مُسْتَلْحَقٍ اسْتُلْحِقَ بَعْدَ أَبِيهِ الَّذِي يُدْعَى لَهُ ادَّعَاهُ وَرَثَتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَضَى أَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمَةٍ يَمْلِكُهَا يَوْمَ أَصَابَهَا فَقَدْ لَحِقَ بِمَنِ اسْتَلْحَقَهُ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِمَّا قُسِمَ قَبْلَهُ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ شَيْءٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَا أَدْرَكَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ لَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَلَهُ نَصِيبُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا يَلْحَقُ إِذَا كَانَ أَبُوهُ الَّذِي يُدْعَى لَهُ أَنْكَرَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمَةٍ لَمْ يَمْلِكْهَا أَوْ مِنْ حُرَّةٍ عَاهَرَ بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَلْحَقُ بِهِ وَلَا يَرِثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي يُدْعَى لَهُ هُوَ ادَّعَاهُ فَهُوَ وَلَدُ زِنْيَةٍ مِنْ حُرَّةٍ كَانَ أَوْ أَمَةٍ .

The Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم decided regarding one who was treated as a member of a family after the death of his father, to whom he was attributed when the heirs said he was one of them, that if he was the child of a slave-woman whom the father owned when he had intercourse with her, he was included among those who sought his inclusion, but received none of the inheritance which was previously divided; he, however, received his portion of the inheritance which had not already been divided; but if the father to whom he was attributed had disowned him, he was not joined to the heirs. If he was a child of a slave-woman whom the father did not possess or of a free woman with whom he had illicit intercourse, he was not joined to the heirs and did not inherit even if the one to whom he was attributed is the one who claimed paternity, since he was a child of fornication whether his mother was free or a slave.

— Amr bin Shuaib on his father's authority said that his grandfather reported

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ:‏‏‏‏ وَهُوَ وَلَدُ زِنَا لِأَهْلِ أُمِّهِ مَنْ كَانُوا حُرَّةً أَوْ أَمَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَذَلِكَ فِيمَا اسْتُلْحِقَ فِي أَوَّلِ الْإِسْلَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَا اقْتُسِمَ مِنْ مَالٍ قَبْلَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَدْ مَضَى .

“He is the child of fornication for the people of his mother whether she was free or a slave. This attribution of a child to the parents was practiced in the beginning of Islam. The property divided before Islam will not be taken into account.

— The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Muhammad bin Rashid through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ الْمَعْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَابْنُ السَّرْحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ وَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ:‏‏‏‏ يَوْمًا مَسْرُورًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ:‏‏‏‏ يُعْرَفُ أَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَيْ عَائِشَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ مُجَزِّزًا الْمُدْلِجِيَّ رَأَى زَيْدًا وَ أُسَامَةَ قَدْ غَطَّيَا رُءُوسَهُمَا بِقَطِيفَةٍ وَبَدَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمَا ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ أُسَامَةُ أَسْوَدَ وَكَانَ زَيْدٌ أَبْيَضَ.

The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم entered upon me. The version of Musaddad and Ibn as-Sarh has: one day looking pleased. The version of Uthman has: The lines of his forehead were realised. He said: O Aishah, are you not surprised to hear that Mujazziz al-Mudlaji saw that Zayd and Usamah had a rug over them concerning their heads and letting their feet appear. He said: These feet are related. Abu Dawud: Usamah was black and Zaid was white.

— Narrated Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا, Ummul Muminin

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ مَسْرُورًا تَبْرُقُ أَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَأَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ أَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ هُوَ تَدْلِيسٌ مِنْ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّمَا سَمِعَ الْأَسَارِيرَ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْزُهْرِيِّ. قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَالْأَسَارِيرُ فِي حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ وَغَيْرِهِ. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَسَمِعْتُ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ أُسَامَةُ أَسْوَدَ شَدِيدَ السَّوَادِ مِثْلَ الْقَارِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ زَيْدٌ أَبْيَضَ مِثْلَ الْقُطْنِ.

“She said “he entered upon me looking pleased with the lines of his face brightened. Abu Dawud said “Ibn ‘Uyainah did not remember the words “the lines of his face”. ” Abu Dawud said “The words “the lines of his face” have been narrated by Ibn ‘Uyainah himself. He did not hear Al Zuhri say (these words). He heard some person other than Al Zuhri say these words. The words “the lines of his face” occur in the tradition narrated by Al Laith and others. Abu Dawud said “ I heard Ahmad bin Salih say “Usamah رضی اللہ عنہ was very black like tar and Zaid رضی اللہ عنہ was white like cotton. ”

— The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْأَجْلَحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْخَلِيلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ أَتَوْا عَلِيًّا يَخْتَصِمُونَ إِلَيْهِ فِي وَلَدٍ وَقَدْ وَقَعُوا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ فِي طُهْرٍ وَاحِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لِاثْنَيْنِ مِنْهُمَا:‏‏‏‏ طِيبَا بِالْوَلَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لِهَذَا فَغَلَيَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ لِاثْنَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ طِيبَا بِالْوَلَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لِهَذَا فَغَلَبَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ لِاثْنَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ طِيبَا بِالْوَلَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لِهَذَا فَغَلَبَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنْتُمْ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي مُقْرِعٌ بَيْنَكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنْ قُرِعَ فَلَهُ الْوَلَدُ وَعَلَيْهِ لِصَاحِبَيْهِ ثُلُثَا الدِّيَةِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَجَعَلَهُ لِمَنْ قُرِعَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَضْرَاسُهُ أَوْ نَوَاجِذُهُ.

I was sitting with the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. A man came from the Yemen, and said: Three men from the people of the Yemen came to Ali رضی اللہ عنہ , quarrelling about a child, asking him to give a decision. They had had sexual intercourse with a woman during a single state of purity. He said to two of them: Give this child to this man (the third person) with pleasure. But they (refused and) cried loudly. Again he said to two of them: Give the child to the man (the third person) willingly. But they (refused and) cried loudly. He then said: You are quarrelsome partners. I shall cast lots among you; he who receives the lot, will acquire the child, and he shall pay two-thirds of the blood-money to both his companions. He then cast lots among them, and gave the child to the one who received the lot. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم laughed so much that his canine or molar teeth appeared.

— Narrated Zayd Ibn Arqam رضی اللہ عنہ

حَدَّثَنَا خُشَيْشُ بْنُ أَصْرَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا الثَّوْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ صَالِحٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِثَلَاثَةٍ وَهُوَ بِالْيَمَنِ وَقَعُوا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ فِي طُهْرٍ وَاحِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسَأَلَ اثْنَيْنِ:‏‏‏‏ أَتُقِرَّانِ لِهَذَا بِالْوَلَدِ ؟ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَتَّى سَأَلَهُمْ جَمِيعًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَعَلَ كُلَّمَا سَأَلَ اثْنَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ لَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْرَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَلْحَقَ الْوَلَدَ بِالَّذِي صَارَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْعَةُ وَجَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُلُثَيِ الدِّيَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ .

Three persons were brought to Ali (رضی اللہ عنہ) when he was in the Yemen. They and sexual intercourse with a woman during a single state of purity. He asked two of them: Do you acknowledge this child for this (man)? They replied: No. He then put this (question) to all of them. Whenever he asked two of them, they replied in the negative. He, therefore, cast a lot among them, and attributed the child to the one who received the lot. He imposed two-third of the blood-money (i. e. the price of the mother) on him. This was then mentioned to the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and he laughed so much that his molar teeth appeared.

— Narrated Zayd Ibn Arqam رضی اللہ عنہ

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَلَمَةَ سَمِعَ الشَّعْبِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْخَلِيلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ ابْنِ الْخَلِيلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أُتِيَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَلَدَتْ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏نَحْوَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْيَمَنَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا قَوْلَهُ طِيبَا بِالْوَلَدِ .

“A woman was brought to Ali bin Abi Talib ( رضی اللہ عنہ). She bore a child from intercourse of three persons. The narrator transmitted the rest of the tradition similar to the previous one. But in this version he did not mention “Yemen” and the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and his words “give the child willingly. ”

— Khalil or Ibn Khalil said

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ النِّكَاحَ كَانَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَنْحَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَانَ مِنْهَا:‏‏‏‏ نِكَاحُ النَّاسِ الْيَوْمَ يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ وَلِيَّتَهُ فَيُصْدِقُهَا ثُمَّ يَنْكِحُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنِكَاحٌ آخَرُ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ إِذَا طَهُرَتْ مِنْ طَمْثِهَا:‏‏‏‏ أَرْسِلِي إِلَى فُلَانٍ فَاسْتَبْضِعِي مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيَعْتَزِلُهَا زَوْجُهَا وَلَا يَمَسُّهَا أَبَدًا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ حَمْلُهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي تَسْتَبْضِعُ مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا تَبَيَّنَ حَمْلُهَا أَصَابَهَا زَوْجُهَا إِنْ أَحَبَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّمَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ رَغْبَةً فِي نَجَابَةِ الْوَلَدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَانَ هَذَا النِّكَاحُ يُسَمَّى نِكَاحَ الِاسْتِبْضَاعِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنِكَاحٌ آخَرُ يَجْتَمِعُ الرَّهْطُ دُونَ الْعَشَرَةِ فَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ كُلُّهُمْ يُصِيبُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا حَمَلَتْ وَوَضَعَتْ وَمَرَّ لَيَالٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَضَعَ حَمْلَهَا أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يَمْتَنِعَ حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعُوا عِنْدَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتَقُولُ لَهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمُ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدْ وَلَدْتُ وَهُوَ ابْنُكَ يَا فُلَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتُسَمِّي مَنْ أَحَبَّتْ مِنْهُمْ بِاسْمِهِ فَيَلْحَقُ بِهِ وَلَدُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنِكَاحٌ رَابِعٌ يَجْتَمِعُ النَّاسُ الْكَثِيرُ فَيَدْخُلُونَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ لَا تَمْتَنِعُ مِمَّنْ جَاءَهَا وَهُنَّ الْبَغَايَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كُنَّ يَنْصِبْنَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِهِنَّ رَايَاتٍ يَكُنَّ عَلَمًا لِمَنْ أَرَادَهُنَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا حَمَلَتْ فَوَضَعَتْ حَمْلَهَا جُمِعُوا لَهَا وَدَعَوْا لَهُمُ الْقَافَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُوا وَلَدَهَا بِالَّذِي يَرَوْنَ فَالْتَاطَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَدُعِيَ ابْنَهُ لَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَدَمَ نِكَاحَ أَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كُلَّهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَّا نِكَاحَ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ الْيَوْمَ .

“Marriage in pre Islamic times was of four kinds. ” One of them was the marriage contracted by the people today. A man asked another man to marry his relative (sister or daughter) to him. He fixed the dower and married her to him. Another kind of marriage was that a man asked his wife when she became pure from menstruation to send fro so and so and have sexual intercourse with him. Her husband kept himself aloof and did not have intercourse with her till It became apparent that she was pregnant from the man who had intercourse with her. When it was manifest that she was pregnant, her husband approached her if he liked. This marriage was called istibda’ (to utilize man for intercourse for a noble birth). A third kind of marriage was that a group of people less than ten in number entered upon a woman and had intercourse with her. When she conceived gave birth to a child and a number of days passed after her delivery, she sent for them. No one of them could refuse to attend and they gathered before her. She said to them “You have realized your affair. I have now given birth to a child. And this is your son. O so and so. She called the name of anyone of them she liked and the child was attributed to him. A fourth kind of marriage was that many people gathered together and entered upon a woman who did not prevent anyone who came to her. They were prostitutes. They hoisted flags at their doors which served as a sign for the one who intended to enter upon them. When she became pregnant and delivered the child, they got together before her and called for the experts of tracing relationship from physical features. They attributed the child to whom they considered and it was given to him. The child was called his son and he could not deny. When Allah sent Muhammad صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم as a Prophet, he abolished all kinds of marriages prevalent among the people of the pre Islamic times except of the Muslims practiced today.

— Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا wife of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏اخْتَصَمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ابْنِ أَمَةِ زَمْعَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ:‏‏‏‏ أَوْصَانِي أَخِي عُتْبَةُ إِذَا قَدِمْتُ مَكَّةَ أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى ابْنِ أَمَةِ زَمْعَةَ فَأَقْبِضَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهُ ابْنُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخِي ابْنُ أَمَةِ أَبِي وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَبَهًا بَيِّنًا بِعُتْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاحْتَجِبِي عَنْهُ يَا سَوْدَةُ . زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هُوَ أَخُوكَ يَا عَبْدُ .

“Saad bin Abi Waqqas and Abd bin Zamah رضی اللہ عنہما disputed amongst themselves about the (relationship of the) son of the slave girl of Zam’ah and brought the case to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم. Saad رضی اللہ عنہ said “My brother ‘Utbah enjoined me that when I came to Makkah I should see the son of the slave girl of Zam’ah and take his possession for that is his son”. Abd bin Zam’ah رضی اللہ عنہ said “He is my brother, the son of my father’s slave girl having been born on my father’s bed”. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم saw his clear resemblance to ‘Utbah. So he said “The child is attributed to the one on whose bed it is born and the fornicator is deprived of any right (lit. the fornicator will have the stone). Veil yourself from him, Saudah. Musaddad added in his version “he is your brother Abd”.

— Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا said

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَدِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَامَ رَجُلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّ فُلَانًا ابْنِي عَاهَرْتُ بِأُمِّهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا دَعْوَةَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ذَهَبَ أَمْرُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ .

A man got up and said: Messenger of Allah, so-and-so is my son; I had illicit intercourse with his mother in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم said: There is no unlawful claiming of paternity in Islam. What was done in pre-Islamic times has been annulled. The child is attributed to the one on whose bed it is born, and the fornicator is deprived of any right.

— Amr bin Shuaib on his father's authority said that his grandfather reported