Sahih al-Bukhari 6520 (Book 85, Hadith 42)
This (boy) is the son of my brother, `Utba bin Abi Waqqas who told me to be his custodian as he was
his son. Please notice to whom he bears affinity.” And ‘Abu bin Zam`a said, “This is my brother, O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! He was born on my father’s bed by his slave girl.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at the boy
and noticed evident resemblance between him and `Utba, so he said, “He (the toy) is for you, O ‘Abu
bin Zam`a, for the boy is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer. Screen yourself
before the boy, O Sauda bint Zam`a.” `Aisha added: Since then he had never seen Sauda.
“ هُوَ لَكَ يَا عَبْدُ، الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ، وَاحْتَجِبِي مِنْهُ يَا سَوْدَةُ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ ”. قَالَتْ فَلَمْ يَرَ سَوْدَةَ قَطُّ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6520 (Book 85, Hadith 42)
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 85: Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa’id)