93/29. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7182 — Child Lineage
Whoever is given the right of his brother through a judicial decision
Hadith About Child Lineage and the Owner of the Bed
Sahih Bukhari : 7182
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7182
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَهِدَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ وَلِيدَةِ زَمْعَةَ مِنِّي فَاقْبِضْهُ إِلَيْكَ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ عَامُ الْفَتْحِ أَخَذَهُ سَعْدٌ فَقَالَ ابْنُ أَخِي، قَدْ كَانَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ فِيهِ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ فَقَالَ أَخِي وَابْنُ وَلِيدَةِ أَبِي، وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ. فَتَسَاوَقَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ابْنُ أَخِي، كَانَ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ فِيهِ. وَقَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ أَخِي وَابْنُ وَلِيدَةِ أَبِي، وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هُوَ لَكَ يَا عَبْدُ بْنَ زَمْعَةَ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ، وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ لِسَوْدَةَ بِنْتِ زَمْعَةَ " احْتَجِبِي مِنْهُ "، لِمَا رَأَى مِنْ شَبَهِهِ بِعُتْبَةَ، فَمَا رَآهَا حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى.
A'isha Narrated from:
`Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam`a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest of Mecca, Sa`d took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my custody."`Abd bin Zam`a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before Allah's Apostle. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." `Abd bin Zam`a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my father."Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The boy is for you, O `Abd bin Zam`a!" Then Allah's Apostle further said, "The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint Zam`a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to `Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7182In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 293
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7182
This hadith is about a dispute over child lineage. Utba bin Abi Waqqas had told his brother Sad to take the son of the slave girl of Zama, saying the child was from him. Abd bin Zama claimed the child as his brother, saying he was born on his father’s bed. Both brought the case to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم judged that the boy belonged to Abd bin Zama and said, “The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer.” Then, because he saw a resemblance to Utba, he told Sawda bint Zama to veil from him. The hadith about child lineage shows judgment based on the stated principle in the text and care in personal boundaries.
What we learn from this hadith
- Disputes over lineage were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for judgment.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stated the principle that the child is for the owner of the bed.
- A claim alone did not override the judgment given in the hadith.
- The instruction for Sawda to veil shows care in a sensitive matter.
