English translation
2061. ‘Āishah and Umm Salamah both narrated: “Abū Ḥudhaifah bin ‘Utbah bin Rabī‘ah bin ‘Abdush-Shams had adopted Sālim — just as the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had adopted Zaid — and he married him (Sālim) to his niece, Hind bint Al-Walīd bin ‘Utbah bin Rabī‘ah. Sālim was a freed slave of an Anṣārī lady. In the days of Jāhiliyyah, an adopted son would be called by his adopted father’s name, and would inherit from him. This continued until Allāh
revealed: 'Name them by their father's...' up to His saying: '...your brothers in faith, and your freed slaves.'[1] So their names were then restored to their father's, and the one whose father was not known became a Mawlā and a brother in religion. The wife of Abū Hudhaifah, Sahlah bint Suhail bin 'Amr Al-Qurashī Al-Āmirī came and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, we used to consider Sālim a son, and he would live with me and Abū Salamah in one house, and see me as I am (normally in my home). And you are aware of what Allāh has revealed regarding them (adopted children), so what do you think should be done with him (Sālim)?' He replied: 'Breast-feed him.' So she breast-fed him five breast-feedings, and he became like a foster-son to her." And so 'Āishah would follow that decision, and would command her sister's daughters and brother's daughters to breast-feed five times those whom 'Āishah wished to visit her, even if he was an adult, and they would then visit her. As for Umm Salamah and the rest of the Prophet's ﷺ wives, they refused to allow anyone to visit them after such a breast-feed, unless he was breast-fed while an infant. And they would say to 'Āishah: "By Allāh, we do not know, for this might have been a concession from the Prophet ﷺ to Sālim, specifically for him and not for anyone else." (Sahīh)
Arabic text
2061 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ، كَانَ تَبَنَّى سَالِمًا وَأَنْكَحَهُ ابْنَةَ أَخِيهِ هِنْدَ بِنْتَ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ وَهُوَ مَوْلًى لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَمَا تَبَنَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْدًا وَكَانَ مَنْ تَبَنَّى رَجُلًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ دَعَاهُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ وَوُرِّثَ مِيرَاثَهُ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى فِي ذَلِكَ {ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ} [الأحزاب: 5] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ} [الأحزاب: 5] فَرُدُّوا إِلَى آبَائِهِمْ، فَمَنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ لَهُ أَبٌ كَانَ مَوْلًى وَأَخًا فِي الدِّينِ، فَجَاءَتْ سَهْلَةُ بِنْتُ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْقُرَشِيِّ، ثُمَّ الْعَامِرِيِّ وَهِيَ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّا كُنَّا نَرَى سَالِمًا وَلَدًا، وَكَانَ يَأْوِي مَعِي وَمَعَ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ، فِي بَيْتٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَيَرَانِي فُضْلًا، وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِمْ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ فَكَيْفَ تَرَى فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَرْضِعِيهِ» فَأَرْضَعَتْهُ خَمْسَ رَضَعَاتٍ فَكَانَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ وَلَدِهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ، فَبِذَلِكَ كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا تَأْمُرُ بَنَاتِ أَخَوَاتِهَا وَبَنَاتِ إِخْوَتِهَا أَنْ يُرْضِعْنَ مَنْ أَحَبَّتْ عَائِشَةُ أَنْ يَرَاهَا وَيَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِنْ كَانَ كَبِيرًا خَمْسَ رَضَعَاتٍ، ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَبَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَسَائِرُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُدْخِلْنَ عَلَيْهِنَّ بِتِلْكَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ، حَتَّى يَرْضَعَ فِي الْمَهْدِ، وَقُلْنَ لِعَائِشَةَ وَاللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا كَانَتْ رُخْصَةً مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِسَالِمٍ دُونَ النَّاسِ
