Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 2349

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Those Who Detect A Family Likeness

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Darussalam · Volume 3

13. The Chapters On Rulings

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الحديث: 2349 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 787

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'&shah said: "The Messenger of AllSh g$ came in one day looking happy, and said: '0 '&shah, did yon not see that Mujazziz AI- Mudliii entered upon me and saw and aid. There was a blanket over them and their faces were covered but their feet were exposed, and he said: 'These feet belong to one another."' (Sakih) 'I1 Diyah: blood money, in this case it refers to thevalue of the woman (who was a slave). a. Qi'q (physiognomist) is a person who is well versed in the science of physiognomy; physiognomy is a n art of judging a man's n a b . A person with the art of physiognomy reads the facial features and apparent physical characteristics and thus he judges the nature of things. Particularly, a physiognomist tries to express his view regarding the lineage relationship between two individuals. In these (modem: detectives) who, in search for thieves, are able to recognise a suspicious person with the help of their footprints; are a h a kind of physiognomists. b. In the time of Ignorance (the pre-Islamic period), if the people had a dispute about who a child belonged to, then they would ask the physiognomist (Q&@ to express his judgement with regard to the lineage of the child. This Hadith is a proof that their assistance still can be sought in these days. [I say: This Hadith is a fundamental rule for using modem detective devices and other trusted scientific and technical methods; like DNA, drug probes, fingerprints and other methods used to track criminals etc. Islam is a religion that deals with all types of problems, and Islam has always been modem, and a pioneer until the Day of c. Zaid &, who was the adopted son of the Prophet s, had a white complexion, but his son U&ah had some of the hypocrites made inappropriate comments. When an Arab expert physiognomist said that these two individuals have the same family lineage, i.e., they are father and son; it uprooted the false propaganda of the hypocrites. So the Prophet @ was very

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2349 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مَسْرُورًا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: " يَا عَائِشَةُ أَلَمْ تَرَيْ أَنَّ مُجَزِّزًا الْمُدْلِجِيَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَرَأَى أُسَامَةَ، وَزَيْدًا، عَلَيْهِمَا قَطِيفَةٌ، قَدْ غَطَّيَا رُءُوسَهُمَا وَقَدْ بَدَتْ أَقْدَامُهُمَا، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَقْدَامَ بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ "

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a. Qâ'if (physiognomist) is a person who is well versed in the science of physiognomy; physiognomy is an art of judging a man's nature. A person with the art of physiognomy reads the facial features and apparent physical characteristics and thus he judges the nature of things. Particularly, a physiognomist tries to express his view regarding the lineage relationship between two individuals. In these days some expert human trackers (modern: detectives) who, in search for thieves, are able to recognise a suspicious person with the help of their footprints; are also a kind of physiognomists. b. In the time of Ignorance (the pre-Islamic period), if the people had a dispute about who a child belonged to, then they would ask the physiognomist (Qâ'if) to express his judgement with regard to the lineage of the child. This Hadith is a proof that their assistance still can be sought in these days. [I say: This Hadith is a fundamental rule for using modern detective devices and other trusted scientific and technical methods; like DNA, drug probes, fingerprints and other methods used to track criminals etc. Islam is a religion that deals with all types of problems, and Islam has always been modern, and a pioneer until the Day of Judgment. — Usmani] c. Zaid ؓ, who was the adopted son of the Prophet ﷺ, had a white complexion, but his son Usâmah had a brown complexion; about which some of the hypocrites made inappropriate comments. When an Arab expert physiognomist said that these two individuals have the same family lineage, i.e., they are father and son; it uprooted the false propaganda of the hypocrites. So the Prophet ﷺ was very much pleased.