27/46. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3479 — Not Disowning a Child
If A Man Hints An Accusation About His Wife, And Wanted To Disown The Child
Hadith About Not Disowning a Child Because of Appearance
Sunan an-Nasai : 3479
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3479
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ . وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الاِنْتِفَاءَ مِنْهُ . فَقَالَ " هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " مَا أَلْوَانُهَا " . قَالَ حُمْرٌ . قَالَ " هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ " . قَالَ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ وُرْقٌ . قَالَ " فَمَا ذَاكَ تُرَى " . قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهَا عِرْقٌ . قَالَ " فَلَعَلَّ هَذَا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ " . قَالَ فَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ فِي الاِنْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet and said: 'My wife has given birth to a black boy' -and he wanted to disown him. He said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any gray ones among them?' He said: 'There are some gray camels among them.' He said: 'Why is that do you think?' He said: 'Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Perhaps this is hereditary.' And he did not permit him to disown him.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3479In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3509
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3479
This hadith about not disowning a child gives a fuller wording of the Banu Fazarah case. A man came to the Prophet and said that his wife had given birth to a black boy, and he wanted to disown him. The Prophet asked about his camels, their colors, and whether any were gray among red camels. The man accepted that the gray color could be hereditary. The Prophet then said that perhaps the child’s color was also hereditary. The narration ends by saying that the Prophet did not permit him to disown the child. The main lesson is clear: appearance alone was not accepted as a reason to deny lineage in this case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man wanted to disown the child, but the Prophet did not permit it.
- The Prophet used heredity as a clear example for the man.
- Appearance alone was not accepted as proof in this narration.
- Lineage is treated as a serious matter, not a quick claim.
