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Attributing The Child To The Bed If The Owner Of The Bed Does Not Disown Him

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Darussalam · Volume 4

27. The Book Of Divorce

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 3482 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 180

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English translation

3512. It was narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The child is the bed's[2] and for the fornicator is the stone." (Sahih)

Arabic text

3482 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ»

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  1. 1

    [1] Meaning, a child born of adultery.

  2. 2

    [2] That is – the man to whom the woman is actually married. He lies on her as a bed is laid upon.

Commentary

1. The child born to a married woman would be conceived as belonging to her husband. In the same way, a child born to a slave woman would be conceived as belonging to her owner, unless the husband or the owner negates it, irrespective of whether there is probable proof of the child being illegitimate. This is because the child's legitimacy or illegitimacy is a concealed matter. It is difficult to get to the bottom of it. 2. 'The stone' It means: "Nothing," and some say it means punishment.