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2610. It was narrated that Abu 'Uthmân Nahdi said: "I heard Sa'd and Abu Bakrah both say that they heard directly from
[1] Referring to the relationship of inheritance between the freed slave and the one who freed him. In most cases the freed slave's tribe name will be the same as that of the one who freed him.
[2] See also no. 2712.
Muhammad ﷺ saying it and memorized: 'Whoever claims to belong to someone other than his father knowing that he is not his father, Paradise will be forbidden to him.'" (Sahih)
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Many issues and matters depend on the proof of lineage. For example: a) identification of a Mahram. b) Distribution of inheritance etc. In Islamic law a great deal of importance has been given to lineage.
The relationship between a freed slave and the one who freed him is known as Wala', and some legal issues depend on it, for example issues of inheritance etc, in the absence of a legal bloodline.
