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1151. 'Abdullāh bin Abī Mulaikah narrated: "Ubaid bin Abī Maryam narrated to me from 'Uqbah bin Al-Hārith" and, he ('Abdullāh bin Abī Mulaikah) said: "And I heard it from 'Uqbah bin Al-Hārith, but to me, the narration of 'Ubaid is better preserved; he said: ('Uqbah bin Al-Hārith narrated:)" "I married a woman, then a black woman came to us and she said: 'I suckled both of you.' So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'I married so-and-so the daughter of so-and-so, then a black woman came to us and said: "I suckled both of you" but she is a liar.'" He said: "Then he (ﷺ) turned away from me." He said: "So I went around to face him (and he (ﷺ) turned his face away from me) so I said: 'She is a liar.' He said: 'How can you stay with her while she claims that she suckled both of you? Leave her.'" (Sahih)
(He said: There is something on this topic from Ibn 'Umar).
(Abū 'Eisā said:) The Hadīth of 'Uqbah bin Al-Hārith is a Hasan Sahih Hadīth. This Hadīth has been reported by others, from Ibn Abī Mulaikah, from 'Uqbah bin Al-Hārith, and they did not mention 'Ubaid bin Abī Maryam in it, and
they did not mention "Leave her" in it.
This (Hadīth) is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. They accepted the testimony of one woman about suckling.
Ibn 'Abbās said: "One woman's testimony about suckling is acceptable, and her oath is to be taken." This is the view of Ahmad and Ishāq. Some of the people of knowledge said that the testimony of one woman about suckling is not acceptable, not until there are more. This is the view of Ash-Shāfi'i. I heard Al-Jārūd bin Mu'ādīh saying: "I heard Waki' saying: 'One woman's testimony about suckling is not acceptable to pass a decisive judgement, but they are separated out of caution.'"
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Commentary
According to Imām Ahmad, Ishāq, Awzā'i and others, concerning the issue of suckling, testimony of one woman is enough provided she is the lady who suckled.
