Hadith 22454

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب تَخْيِيرِ الصَّبِيِّ بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهِ

(22) Chapter: Giving A Child The Choice Between His The Parents (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيَّرَ غُلاَمًا بَيْنَ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ وَقَالَ " يَا غُلاَمُ هَذِهِ أُمُّكَ وَهَذَا أَبُوكَ " .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :
the Prophet (ﷺ) gave a child the choice between his father and his mother (i.e., which parent to live with). He said: "O boy, this is your mother and this is your father." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Ibn Majah 2351 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 13, Hadith 44 (ES)

English translation (ES): Vol. 3, Book 13, Hadith 2351 (ES)