17/11. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1459a — Family Resemblance
Detecting relationships from physical features
Hadith About Mujazziz, Zaid, Usama, and Resemblance
Sahih Muslim : 1459a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1459a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ، سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ مَسْرُورًا تَبْرُقُ أَسَارِيرُ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ " أَلَمْ تَرَىْ أَنَّ مُجَزِّزًا نَظَرَ آنِفًا إِلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بَعْضَ هَذِهِ الأَقْدَامِ لَمِنْ بَعْضٍ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited me looking pleased as if his face was glistening and said: Did you see that Mujazziz cast a glance at Zaid b. Haritha and Usama b. Zaid, and (then) said: Some (of the features) of their feet are found in the others?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1459aIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 50USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3439
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1459a
This hadith about resemblance and lineage reports a happy moment from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A'isha says he entered upon her pleased, with his face shining with joy, and told her about Mujazziz. Mujazziz had looked at Zaid b. Haritha and Usama b. Zaid and said that some of their feet were from one another. The text does not build a long legal argument here. It simply records that this observation pleased the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The main lesson is that a visible sign of family connection was recognized in this case, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was happy to hear it. Strong search terms include Mujazziz hadith, Zaid and Usama feet hadith, and resemblance in hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was pleased when a family link was recognized.
- The report mentions resemblance through the feet of Zaid and Usama.
- The narration should be kept to the event it describes.
- Signs of relation can matter when they support a known family connection.
