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2128. Abū Hurairah narrated that a man from [Banū] Fazārah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! My wife gave birth to a black boy." So the Prophet ﷺ said: "[Do you have any camels?]" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then what are their colors?" He said: "Red." He said: "Is there a grey one among them?" he said: "Yes, there is a grey one among them." He said: "From where does
[1] This last part appeared previously, see the discussion after no. 1579.
that come?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Then in the same way, perhaps it is his heredity." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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Commentary
The Ḥadīth proves the fact that it is not necessary for children to take their features and complexion from their father alone, and it is not proper to attribute them to someone else simply on the basis of difference in features or color. A child may take the color of either the family of its father or of its mother.
