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Musnad Ahmad 287:2

Hadith of Uqbah ibn al-Harith (RA)

حديث عقبة بن الحارث

Hadith 287:2

Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us, from Isma'il—meaning Ibn Umayyah—from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, from 'Uqbah ibn al-Harith: I married the daughter of Abu Ihab. Then a black woman came—meaning [a nursemaid]—and she mentioned that she had suckled both of you. So I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and I stood before him and spoke to him, but he turned away from me. I stood to his right, and he turned away from me. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, she is only a black woman." He said: "And how [can you keep her] when it has been said?"

حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، عن إسماعيل يعني ابن أمية، عن ابن أبي مليكة، عن عقبة بن الحارث، تزوجت ابنة أبي إهاب ، فجاءت امرأة سوداء - يعني - فذكرت أنها أرضعتكما ، فأتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقمت بين يديه فكلمته فأعرض عني، فقمت عن يمينه فأعرض عني، فقلت: يا رسول الله إنما هي سوداء، قال: " فكيف وقد قيل؟ "