Sunan Abi Dawud · Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
باب إِذَا شَكَّ فِي الْوَلَدِ
Chapter: Doubting The Child’s Paternity.
3 hadith · references 2260–2262
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Abu Dawud · 2260هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ ؟Abu Hurairah said A man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said “My wife has given birth to a black son”. He said “Have you any camels?” He said “They are red”. He asked “Is there a dusky one among them?” He rep5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2261حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ يُعَرِّضُ بِأَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ . The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Al Zuhri through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds “At that time he was hinting at disowning the child. ”4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2262حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ،أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهNarrated Abu Hurairah: A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ, and said: My wife has given birth to a black son, and I disown him. He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.6 narrators