A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! A black child has been born for me." The Prophet asked him, "Have you got camels?" The man said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "What color are they?" The man replied, "Red." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Is there a grey one among them?' The man replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whence comes that?" He said, "May be it is because of heredity." The Prophet ﷺ said, "May be your latest son has this color because of heredity."  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وُلِدَ لِي غُلاَمٌ أَسْوَدُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنَّى ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ فَلَعَلَّ ابْنَكَ هَذَا نَزَعَهُ  

A bedouin came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "My wife has delivered a black child." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Have you camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "What color are they?" He replied, "They are red." The Prophet ﷺ further asked, "Are any of them gray in color?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet asked him, "Whence did that grayness come?" He said, "I thing it descended from the camel's ancestors." Then the Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Therefore, this child of yours has most probably inherited the color from his ancestors."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أُرَاهُ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهُ قَالَ فَلَعَلَّ ابْنَكَ هَذَا نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

A bedouin came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "My wife has delivered a black boy, and I suspect that he is not my child." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Have you got camels?" The bedouin said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "What color are they?" The bedouin said, "They are red." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are any of them Grey?" He said, "There are Grey ones among them." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whence do you think this color came to them?" The bedouin said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! It resulted from hereditary disposition." The Prophet ﷺ said, "And this (i.e., your child) has inherited his color from his ancestors." The Prophet ﷺ did not allow him to deny his paternity of the child.  

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ وَإِنِّي أَنْكَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى تُرَى ذَلِكَ جَاءَهَا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهَا قَالَ وَلَعَلَّ هَذَا عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهُ وَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ فِي الاِنْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ  

There came a person to the Prophet (may peace he upon him) ) from Banu Fazara and said: My wife has given birth to a child who is black, whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Have you any camels? He said: Yes. He again said: What is this colour? He said: They are red. He said: Is there a dusky one among them? He said: Yes, there are dusky ones among them He said: How has it come about? He said: It is perhaps the strain to which it has reverted, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is perhaps the strain to which he (the child) has reverted.  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

A desert Arab came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: My wife has given birth to a dark-complexioned child and I have disowned him. Thereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Have you any camels? He said: Yes. He said: What is their colour? He said? They are red. He said: Is there anyone dusky among them? He said: Yes. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: How has it come about? He said: Messenger of Allah, it is perhaps due to the strain to which it has reverted, whereupon the Prophet ﷺ said: It (the birth) of the black child may be due to the strain to which he (the child) might have reverted.  

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ وَإِنِّي أَنْكَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَنَّى هُوَ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَكُونُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ يَكُونُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ لَهُ  

"My wife has given birth to a black boy." The Messenger of Allah said: "Do you have camels?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What color are they?" He said: "Red." He said: "Are there any gray ones among them?" He said: "There are some gray ones among them." He said: "Where do you think they come from?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Likewise, perhaps this is hereditary."  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى تَرَى أَتَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

"A man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet and said: 'My wife has given birth to a black boy' -and he wanted to disown him. He said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any gray ones among them?' He said: 'There are some gray camels among them.' He said: 'Why is that do you think?' He said: 'Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Perhaps this is hereditary.' And he did not permit him to disown him."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الاِنْتِفَاءَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ وُرْقٌ قَالَ فَمَا ذَاكَ تُرَى قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهَا عِرْقٌ قَالَ فَلَعَلَّ هَذَا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ فَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ فِي الاِنْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ  

"While we were with the Prophet, a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, a black boy has been born to me.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'How did that happen?' He said: 'I do not know.' He said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any gray camels among them?' He said: 'There are some gray camels among them.' He said: 'Where do they come from?' He said: 'I do not know, O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Perhaps this is also hereditary.' Because of this, the Messenger of Allah decreed the following: 'It is not allowed for a man, to disown a child who was born on his bed, unless he claimed that he had seen an immoral act (Fahishah).'"  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي وُلِدَ لِي غُلاَمٌ أَسْوَدُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا أَدْرِي قَالَ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا جَمَلٌ أَوْرَقُ قَالَ فِيهَا إِبِلٌ وُرْقٌ قَالَ فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا أَدْرِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ فَمِنْ أَجْلِهِ قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذَا لاَ يَجُوزُ لِرَجُلٍ أَنْ يَنْتَفِيَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَزْعُمَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فَاحِشَةً  

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 replied “Some of them are dusky”. He asked “How do you think they have come about?” He replied “This may be a strain to which they reverted”. He said “And this is perhaps a strain to which the child has reverted.”  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى تُرَاهُ قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

"that a man from [Banu] Fazarah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! My wife gave birth to 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 gray one among them?" He said: "Yes, there is a grey one among them." He said: "From where does that come?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Then in the same way, perhaps it is his heredity."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا أَوْرَقُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ أَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهَا قَالَ فَهَذَا لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ  

"A man from Banu Fazdrah came to the Messenger of Allah, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, my wife has given birth to a black boy! The Messenger of Allah said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any grey ones among them?' He said: 'Yes, there are some grey ones among them.' He said: 'Where does that come from?' He said: 'Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Likewise, perhaps this is hereditary! "  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَسَى عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهَا قَالَ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my wife has given birth to a black boy." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you have any camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What are their colors?" He answered, "They are reddish-brown." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Is it not possible that one of the camels may give birth to a grayish camel?" He replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ further asked, "So, how do you see it?" He replied, "I think it is due to the lineage." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Likewise, this black color is due to the lineage."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ رُمْكٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ألَيْسَ َرُبَّمَا جَاءَتْ بِالْبَعِيرِ الْأَوْرَقِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنَّى تَرَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ أُرَاهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهَذَا نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

[Machine] A man from the tribe of Bani Fazarah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Prophet of Allah, my wife has given birth to a black boy, as if he is about to be repelled from him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Do you have any camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What color are they?" He replied, "They are red." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do they have any striped ones?" He replied, "Yes, there are striped ones among them." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "And what is the reason for that?" He said, "Perhaps it is because of an artery that has been removed." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "And perhaps this (black color) is also because of an artery that has been removed."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتَهُ وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ وَكَأَنَّهُ يُعَرِّضُ أَنْ يَنْتَفِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَكَ إِبِلٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ أَوْرَقُ قَالَ وَمِمَّا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ يَكُونُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

There came a person to the Prophet (may peace he upon him) ) from Banu Fazara and said: My wife has given birth to a child who is black, whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Have you any camels? He said: Yes. He again said: What is this colour? He said: They are red. He said: Is there a dusky one among them? He said: Yes, there are dusky ones among them He said: How has it come about? He said: It is perhaps the strain to which it has reverted, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is perhaps the strain to which he (the child) has reverted. (Using translation from Muslim 1500a)  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَإِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ قَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ أَنَّى أَتَاهُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "My wife has given birth to a dark-skinned boy and it was being suggested to me to disown him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you have any camels?" He said, "Yes." He said, "What are their colors?" He said, "Red." He said, "Are there any white ones among them?" He said, "Yes, there are a few with white spots." He said, "From which do you think they come?" He said, "I do not know, maybe it is because of a vein." He said, "Likewise, maybe it is because of a vein." But he never permitted him to deny his son.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَلَدَتِ امْرَأَتِي غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ يُعَرِّضُ بِأَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَكَ إِبِلٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ أَفِيهَا أَوْرَقُ ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ وُرْقٌ قَالَ مِمَّ ذَاكَ تَرَى؟ قَالَ مَا أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهَا عِرْقٌ قَالَ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ وَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ فِي الِانْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ  

There came a person to the Prophet (may peace he upon him) ) from Banu Fazara and said: My wife has given birth to a child who is black, whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Have you any camels? He said: Yes. He again said: What is this colour? He said: They are red. He said: Is there a dusky one among them? He said: Yes, there are dusky ones among them He said: How has it come about? He said: It is perhaps the strain to which it has reverted, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is perhaps the strain to which he (the child) has reverted. (Using translation from Muslim 1500a)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَضَعَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا» قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ «هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ» قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا وُرْقًا قَالَ «فَأَنَّى أَتَاهُ ذَلِكَ» قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ «وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ»  

"My wife has given birth to a black boy." The Messenger of Allah said: "Do you have camels?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What color are they?" He said: "Red." He said: "Are there any gray ones among them?" He said: "There are some gray ones among them." He said: "Where do you think they come from?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Likewise, perhaps this is hereditary." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3478)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا» قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ «فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقٍ» فَقَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ «فَأَنَّى تَرَاهُ ذَلِكَ» فَقَالَ «عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ»  

There came a person to the Prophet (may peace he upon him) ) from Banu Fazara and said: My wife has given birth to a child who is black, whereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Have you any camels? He said: Yes. He again said: What is this colour? He said: They are red. He said: Is there a dusky one among them? He said: Yes, there are dusky ones among them He said: How has it come about? He said: It is perhaps the strain to which it has reverted, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is perhaps the strain to which he (the child) has reverted. (Using translation from Muslim 1500a)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟» قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ «هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟» قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ «فَأَنَّى تَرَاهُ أَتَى ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ»  

"A man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet and said: 'My wife has given birth to a black boy' -and he wanted to disown him. He said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any gray ones among them?' He said: 'There are some gray camels among them.' He said: 'Why is that do you think?' He said: 'Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Perhaps this is hereditary.' And he did not permit him to disown him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3479)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ الِانْتِفَاءَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟» قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ «هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟» قَالَ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ أَوْرَقُ قَالَ «فَمَا ذَاكَ تَرَى؟» قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهَا عِرْقٌ قَالَ «فَلَعَلَّ هَذَا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ» قَالَ فَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ فِي الِانْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ  

"While we were with the Prophet, a man stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, a black boy has been born to me.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'How did that happen?' He said: 'I do not know.' He said: 'Do you have camels?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'What color are they?' He said: 'Red.' He said: 'Are there any gray camels among them?' He said: 'There are some gray camels among them.' He said: 'Where do they come from?' He said: 'I do not know, O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps it is hereditary.' He said: 'Perhaps this is also hereditary.' Because of this, the Messenger of Allah decreed the following: 'It is not allowed for a man, to disown a child who was born on his bed, unless he claimed that he had seen an immoral act (Fahishah).'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3480)  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي وُلِدَ لِي غُلَامٌ أَسْوَدُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ مَا أَدْرِي قَالَ «فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟» قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ «فَهَلْ فِيهَا جَمَلٌ أَوْرَقُ؟» قَالَ فِيهَا إِبِلٌ وُرْقٌ قَالَ «فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ مَا أَدْرِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ قَالَ «وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ» فَمِنْ أَجْلِهِ «قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذَا لَا يَجُوزُ لِرَجُلٍ أَنْ يَنْتَفِيَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَزْعُمَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فَاحِشَةً»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was approached by a Bedouin man who said, "O Messenger of Allah, in the narration of Al-Shafi'i, it is mentioned that a man from the desert came to the Prophet ﷺ and said to him, 'Indeed, my wife has given birth to a dark-skinned boy.' The Prophet ﷺ said to him, 'Do you have any camels?' He replied, 'Yes.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'What color are they?' He answered, 'Red.'" The Prophet ﷺ then asked, 'Are there any gray ones among them?' He replied, 'Yes.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'How do you see that?' He said, 'By a vein that I removed.' So the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Perhaps this vein is the cause.'  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الشَّافِعِيِّ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَّى تَرَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَلَعَلَّ هَذَا نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

[Machine] "A Bedouin man from the tribe of Banu Fazara came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Indeed, my wife has given birth to a dark-skinned boy.' The Prophet ﷺ said to him, 'Do you have any camels?' He replied, 'Yes.' The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'What are their colors?' He answered, 'Red.' The Prophet ﷺ then asked, 'Do any of them have white markings?' He replied, 'Yes, some of them have white markings.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Perhaps it is from the genes of one of them that the child inherited this.' The phrase 'perhaps it is from the genes of one of them' is a narration from Imam Shafi'i, and in the narration of Qutaiba, it mentions that a man from the tribe of Banu Fazara came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'Perhaps it is from the genes of one of them.'"  

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى أَصَابَهَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ قُتَيْبَةَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

A bedouin came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "My wife has delivered a black child." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Have you camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "What color are they?" He replied, "They are red." The Prophet ﷺ further asked, "Are any of them gray in color?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet asked him, "Whence did that grayness come?" He said, "I thing it descended from the camel's ancestors." Then the Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Therefore, this child of yours has most probably inherited the color from his ancestors." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6847)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ قَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مِمَّ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ ذَاكَ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَعَلَّ ابْنَكَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْأَسْفَاطِيِّ  

"that a man from [Banu] Fazarah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! My wife gave birth to 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 gray one among them?" He said: "Yes, there is a grey one among them." He said: "From where does that come?" He said: "Perhaps it is hereditary." He said: "Then in the same way, perhaps it is his heredity." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2128)   

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ بَنِي فَزَارَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لَوُرْقًا قَالَ فَأَنَّى أَتَاهَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ لَعَلَّهُ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَعَلَّ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was approached by a Bedouin man who said, "Indeed, my wife has given birth to a dark-skinned boy." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Do you have any camels?" The man replied, "Yes." He then asked, "What color are they?" The man replied, "Red." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Do they have any spots?" The man replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Perhaps your son inherited that trait from them."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَكُونُ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ بِمَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ ذَاكَ عِرْقٌ نَزَعَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَعَلَّ ابْنَكَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ  

A bedouin came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "My wife has delivered a black child." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Have you camels?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "What color are they?" He replied, "They are red." The Prophet ﷺ further asked, "Are any of them gray in color?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet asked him, "Whence did that grayness come?" He said, "I thing it descended from the camel's ancestors." Then the Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Therefore, this child of yours has most probably inherited the color from his ancestors." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6847)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي وَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا أَلْوَانُهَا ؟ قَالَ حُمْرٌ قَالَ هَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَقَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنَّى كَانَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ أُرَاهُ عِرْقًا نَزَعَهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّ ابْنَكَ هَذَا نَزْعَةُ عِرْقٌ  

"عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِىِّ، سُئِل عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَلَدَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ وَلَدًا فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ نَفَاهُ، قَالَ: يُلْحَقُ بِهِ إِذَا أَقَر بِهِ وُلِدَ عَلَى فِراشِهِ، وَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ الملاعَنَةُ الَّتِى كَانَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ الفَاحِشَةَ عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَ ذَكَرَ الزُّهرىُّ حَدِيثَ الفَزارىِّ فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَنِى سَعِيدُ بْنُ المُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: وَلَدَتْ امْرَأتِى غُلَامًا أَسْوَدَ، وَهُوَ حِينَئِذٍ يُعَرِّضُ بِأَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : أَلَكَ إِبِلٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: مَا أَلْوَانُهَا؟ قَالَ: حُمْرٌ، قَالَ: أَفِيهَا أَوْرَقُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ فِيهَا ذَوْدٌ وَرْقٌ، قَالَ: مِمَّ ذَاكَ تَرَى؟ قَالَ: مَا أَدْرِىِ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهَا عِرْقٌ، قَالَ: وَهَذَا لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْقٌ وَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُ في الانْتِفَاءِ مِنْهُ".