Sunan Ibn Majah

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A Man Who Has Doubts Concerning His Child

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Darussalam · Volume 3

9. The Chapters On Marriage

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الحديث: 2002 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 645

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2002. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A man from Banu Fazârah came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, my wife has given birth to a black boy.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any grey ones among them?' He said: 'Yes, there are some grey ones among them.' He said: 'Where does that come from?' He said: 'Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Likewise, perhaps this is hereditary.'" (Sahih)

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2002 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟» قَالَ: حُمْرٌ، قَالَ: «هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟» قَالَ: إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا، قَالَ: «فَأَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ: عَسَى عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهَا قَالَ: «وَهَذَا لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ» ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ

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'Perhaps it is hereditary' means the child took the resemblance of a maternal or paternal ancestor, i.e., genes transmitted from a paternal grandfather and grandmother, maternal grandfather and grandmother or any of the ancestors.