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3517. It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “Sa’d bin Abī Waqqāṣ and ‘Abd bin Zam’ah disputed concerning a son of Zam’ah. Sa’d said: ‘My brother ‘Utbah urged me, if I came to Makkah: Look for the son of the slave woman of Zam’ah, for he is my son.’ ‘Abd bin Zam’ah said: ‘He is the son of my father’s slave woman who was born on my father’s bed.’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw that he resembled ‘Utbah, but he said: ‘The child is the bed’s. Veil yourself from him, O Sawdah.’” (Sahih)
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Commentary
The purpose of the chapter is that as the children born to the wife are considered the husband’s children, in the same manner the children born to a slave woman would be considered those of the owner; provided the husband or the owner does not disown them.
