[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet, ﷺ : Two men from the Children of Israel traced their ancestry during the time of Moses, ﷺ . One of them was a Muslim and the other was a polytheist. The polytheist claimed: "I am the son of so-and-so, son of so-and-so," going back nine generations. Then he said to his companion, "Trace your lineage; you do not have a mother." The Muslim replied, "I am the son of so-and-so and I disassociate myself from anything beyond that." Moses called the people together and said, "The matter between you has been decided. As for you (the polytheist), by tracing your ancestry to nine forefathers, you will be the cause of their destruction in Hell. As for you (the Muslim), by tracing your lineage to your two parents, you are an individual from the people of Islam."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ انْتَسَبَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى عَهْدِ مُوسَى ﷺ أَحَدُهُمَا مُسْلِمٌ وَالْآخَرُ مُشْرِكٌ فَانْتَسَبَ الْمُشْرِكُ فَقَالَ أَنَا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ حَتَّى عَدَّ تِسْعَةَ آبَاءٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ انْتَسِبْ لَا أُمَّ لَكَ فَقَالَ أَنَا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ وَأَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَنَادَى مُوسَى فِي النَّاسِ فَجَمَعَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَدْ قُضِي بَيْنَكُمَا أَمَّا أَنْتَ الَّذِي انْتَسَبْتَ إِلَى تِسْعَةِ آبَاءٍ فَأَنْتَ تُوَفِّيهُمُ الْعَاشِرَ فِي النَّارِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي انْتَسَبْتَ إِلَى أَبَوَيْكَ فَأَنْتَ امْرُؤٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ