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Abu Dawood: Hadith 3964

31. The Book of Manumission of Slaves

سنن أبي داود

31/1494 Chapter:

Manumitting One Who Was Born Out Of Zina

باب فِي عِتْقِ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا

3964
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا شَرُّ الثَّلاَثَةِ ‏"‏ ‏‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ لأَنْ أُمَتِّعَ بِسَوْطٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَعْتِقَ وَلَدَ زِنْيَةٍ ‏‏
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The child of adultery is worst of the three.

Abu Hurairah said: That I give a flog in the path of Allah (as a charity) is dearer to me than emancipating a child of adultery.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3963
In-book : Book 31, Hadith 38
English translation : Book 30, Hadith 3952