Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 27, Hadith 96

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas and ‘Abd bin Zam’ah disputed over a boy. Sa’d said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! This is the son of my brother ‘Utbah bin Abi Waqqas, who made me promise to look after him because he is his son. Look at whom he resembles.’ ‘Abd bin Zam’ah said: ‘He is my brother who was born on my father’s bed to his slave woman.’ The Messenger of Allah looked to determine at whom he resembled, and saw that he resembled ‘Utbah. He said: ‘He is for you, O ‘Abd! The child is the bed’s and for the fornicator is the stone. Veil yourself from him, O Sawdah bint Zam’ah.’ And he never saw Sawdah again.”

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتِ اخْتَصَمَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ فِي غُلاَمٍ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ابْنُ أَخِي عُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ابْنُهُ انْظُرْ إِلَى شَبَهِهِ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ أَخِي وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ أَبِي مِنْ وَلِيدَتِهِ ‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى شَبَهِهِ فَرَأَى شَبَهًا بَيِّنًا بِعُتْبَةَ فَقَالَ ‏
“‏ هُوَ لَكَ يَا عَبْدُ الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ وَاحْتَجِبِي مِنْهُ يَا سَوْدَةُ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَرَ سَوْدَةَ قَطُّ ‏.‏

Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 27, Hadith 96

 
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. Compiled by the renowned Islamic scholar Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i during the 9th century, the Sunan an-Nasa’i is a pillar of Sunni hadith literature. It is universally recognized as one of the six most important collections, the Kutub al-Sittah. The text is comprised of more than 5,700 individual narrations that meticulously document the traditions and practices of the Prophet Muhammad. What sets al-Nasa’i’s work apart is his exceptionally rigorous critical approach to evaluating the chains of narration. His deliberate exclusion of unreliable reports has led scholars throughout history to regard the Sunan as one of the most trustworthy and authoritative sources for authentic hadith.

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