Sahih al-Bukhari 2433 (Book 49, Hadith 17)
Zam`a into his custody, telling him that the boy was his own (illegal) son. When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went
(to Mecca) at the time of the Conquest, Sa`d took the son of the slave-girl of Zam`a to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
and also brought ‘Abu bin Zam`a with him and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! This is the son of my brother
`Utba who authorized me to take him into my custody.” ‘Abu bin Zam`a said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! He
is my brother, the son of Zam`a’s slave-girl and he was born on his bed.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) looked at the
son of the slave-girl of Zam`a and noticed much resemblance (to `Utba). Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “It is for
you, O ‘Abu bin Zam`a as he was born on the bed of your father.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then told Sauda bint
Zam`a to observe veil in the presence of the boy as he noticed the boy’s resemblance to `Utba and
Sauda was the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) .
Sahih al-Bukhari 2433 (Book 49, Hadith 17)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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For more Hadith in Book 49: Manumission of Slaves