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Sahih al-BukhariLaws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)

Sahih al-Bukhari 6750

Chapter: The child is for the owner of the bed

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6750

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The boy is for the owner of the bed."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6750) and Ahmad (No. 8934, 9989).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( عَنْ يَحْيَى ) هُوَ اِبْن سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ هُوَ الْجُمَحِيُّ. قَوْله ( الْوَلَد لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاش ) كَذَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة , وَزَادَ آدَم عَنْ شُعْبَة " وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَر " وَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ مِنْ طَرِيق مُعَاذ عَنْ شُعْبَة , وَلِهَذَا الْحَدِيث سَبَب غَيْر قِصَّة اِبْن زَمْعَةَ فَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَغَيْره مِنْ رِوَايَة حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَمْرو بْن شُعَيْب عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدّه قَالَ : " قَامَ رَجُل فَقَالَ لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ مَكَّةُ : إِنَّ فُلَانًا اِبْنِي , فَقَالَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا دَعْوَة فِي الْإِسْلَام ذَهَب أَمْرُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ , الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِر…

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1308)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1309)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (1527)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ , وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (5087)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ ، وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ
  • مسند إسحاق بن راهويه (42)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ
  • مسند ابن الجعد (980)الْوَلَدُ لِصَاحِبِ الْفِرَاشِ ، وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ

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