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I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Whoever claims to be the son of a person other than his father, and he
knows that person is not his father, then Paradise will be forbidden for him." I mentioned that to Abu
Bakra, and he said, "My ears heard that and my heart memorized it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 43
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Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and 'Abu bin Zam`a had a dispute over a boy. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!
This (boy) is the son of my brother, `Utba bin Abi Waqqas who told me to be his custodian as he was
his son. Please notice to whom he bears affinity." And 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "This is my brother, O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He was born on my father's bed by his slave girl." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at the boy
and noticed evident resemblance between him and `Utba, so he said, "He (the toy) is for you, O 'Abu
bin Zam`a, for the boy is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer. Screen yourself
before the boy, O Sauda bint Zam`a." `Aisha added: Since then he had never seen Sauda.
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not deny your fathers (i.e. claim to be the sons of persons other than your
fathers), and whoever denies his father, is charged with disbelief."