Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 13.0

The witness of male and female slaves

باب شَهَادَةِ الإِمَاءِ وَالْعَبِيدِ

وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ شَهَادَةُ الْعَبْدِ جَائِزَةٌ إِذَا كَانَ عَدْلاً. وَأَجَازَهُ شُرَيْحٌ وَزُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى. وَقَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ شَهَادَتُهُ جَائِزَةٌ، إِلاَّ الْعَبْدَ لِسَيِّدِهِ. وَأَجَازَهُ الْحَسَنُ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ فِي الشَّيْءِ التَّافِهِ. وَقَالَ شُرَيْحٌ كُلُّكُمْ بَنُو عَبِيدٍ وَإِمَاءٍ.

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 2659sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by al-Dahhak bin Mukhlad Abu 'Asim al-NabilfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Abdullah bin 'Ubaidullah b. Abi Mulaykafrom'Ali bin al-MadinifromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Abdullah bin 'Ubaidullah b. Abi Mulaykafrom'Uqba binal-Harith bin 'Amir

Hadith text · Matn

‏ وَكَيْفَ وَقَدْ زَعَمَتْ أَنْ قَدْ أَرْضَعَتْكُمَا ‏

‏‏.‏ فَنَهَاهُ عَنْهَا‏.‏

English translation

Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith:

That he had married Um Yahya bint Abu Ihab. He said. "A black slave-lady came and said, 'I suckled you both.' I then mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) who turned his face aside." `Uqba further said, "I went to the other side and told the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. He said, 'How can you (keep her as your wife) when the lady has said that she suckled both of you (i.e. you and your wife?)" So, the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to divorce her.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ،‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، أَوْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّ يَحْيَى بِنْتَ أَبِي إِهَابٍ قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ أَمَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ أَرْضَعْتُكُمَا‏.‏ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي، قَالَ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قَالَ ‏