17/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1457b — Lineage Attribution
The child is for the bed and suspicion must be avoided
The Child Belongs to the Bed in Hadith 1457b
Sahih Muslim : 1457b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1457b
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ . غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَعْمَرًا وَابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا " الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا " وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ " .
Ibn 'Uyaiyna and Ma'mar Narrated from:
The child is attributed to him on whose bed he is born; but they did not mention this:" For a fornicator there is stoning."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1457bIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3436
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1457b
This narration reports the same type of hadith through Ibn Uyaiyna and Ma'mar. Its wording highlights the phrase the child is attributed to him on whose bed he is born. The narrator also makes a careful note: this version does not mention the phrase for a fornicator there is stoning. That note is important because it keeps the reader tied to the exact wording of this chain. The core teaching remains lineage attribution by the bed. It is a hadith about child lineage, family dispute, and avoiding suspicion, but this wording is shorter than the fuller report. A good explanation should not add the omitted phrase as if it were present in this version.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration keeps the main rule of attribution to the bed.
- The narrator carefully notes a wording difference from the fuller report.
- The shorter wording should not be treated as if it includes words it omits.
- The topic remains family lineage and avoiding doubtful claims.
