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Sahih Bukhari 4327 — Honesty About One's Father
The Ghazwa of At-Taif
قَالَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقَبْةَ.
Hadith About Claiming Another Father Knowingly
Sahih Bukhari : 4327
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4327
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا ـ وَهْوَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ـ وَأَبَا بَكْرَةَ ـ وَكَانَ تَسَوَّرَ حِصْنَ الطَّائِفِ فِي أُنَاسٍ ـ فَجَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالاَ سَمِعْنَا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ وَهْوَ يَعْلَمُ فَالْجَنَّةُ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ ". وَقَالَ هِشَامٌ وَأَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، أَوْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدًا، وَأَبَا، بَكْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. قَالَ عَاصِمٌ قُلْتُ لَقَدْ شَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ رَجُلاَنِ حَسْبُكَ بِهِمَا. قَالَ أَجَلْ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَأَوَّلُ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَنَزَلَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَالِثَ ثَلاَثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الطَّائِفِ.
Abu `Uthman Narrated from:
I heard from Sa`d, the first man who has thrown an arrow in Allah's Cause, and from Abu Bakra who jumped over the wall of the Ta'if Fort along with a few persons and came to the Prophet. They both said, "We heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, " If somebody claims to be the son of somebody other than his father knowingly, he will be denied Paradise (i.e. he will not enter Paradise).' "Narrated Ma`mar from `Asim from Abu Al-`Aliya or Abu `Uthman An-Nahdi who said. "I heard Sa`d and Abu Bakra narrating from the Prophet." `Asim said, "I said (to him), 'Very trustworthy persons have narrated to you.' He said, 'Yes, one of them was the first to throw an arrow in Allah's Cause and the other came to the Prophet (ﷺ) in a group of thirty-three persons from Ta'if.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4326, 4327In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 356USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 616
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4327
This Hadith repeats the serious teaching about false lineage in Islam. Sa'd and Abu Bakra said they heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم warn that if someone knowingly claims to be the son of someone other than his father, Paradise is forbidden for him. The key word is knowingly. The narration is about a person who is aware of the real father but still makes another claim. This is a matter of truth, family rights, and honest identity. The Hadith also mentions the strong standing of the two narrators, showing that the report was treated as weighty. The message for daily life is simple: do not build identity on a lie. Family links should be honored truthfully, without false claims or hidden motives.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person must be truthful about known parentage.
- The warning applies to a deliberate false claim.
- Family identity should not be misused.
- Truth in lineage protects rights and trust.
