Sahih al-Bukhari 6769

Hadith text

Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There were two women with whom there were their two sons. A wolf came and took away the son of one of them. That lady said to her companion, 'The wolf has taken your son.' The other said, 'But it has taken your son.' So both of them sought the judgment of (the Prophet) David who judged that the boy should be given to the older lady. Then both of them went to (the Prophet) Solomon, son of David and informed him of the case. Solomon said, 'Give me a knife so that I may cut the child into two portions and give one half to each of you.' The younger lady said, 'Do not do so; may Allah bless you ! He is her child.' On that, he gave the child to the younger lady." Abu Huraira added: By Allah! I had never heard the word 'Sakkin' as meaning knife, except on that day, for we used to call it "Mudya

Abu Huraira bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Do khawaateen thin jinke saath unke do bete the. Ek bhediya aaya aur unmein se ek ke bete ko le gaya. Us khaatoon ne apni saathi se kaha, "Bhediya tumhaare bete ko le gaya." Doosri ne kaha, "Nahi, wo tumhaare bete ko le gaya." To dono ne (Nabi) Dawood se faisla maanga, jinhone faisla diya ke bacha badi khaatoon ko diya jaaye. Phir dono (Nabi) Sulaiman, Dawood ke bete, ke paas gaye aur unhein poora maamla bataaya. Sulaiman ne kaha, "Mujhe ek chhuri do taake main bacche ke do tukde kaat sakoon aur tum dono ko aadha-aadha de sakoon." Chhoti khaatoon ne kaha, "Aisa mat kijiye; Allah aapko barkat de! Wo uska bacha hai." Isper, unhone bacha chhoti khaatoon ko de diya.' Abu Huraira ne izaafa kiya: Allah ki qasam! Maine 'Sakkin' lafz ka matlab chhuri kabhi nahi suna tha, us din ke siwa, kyunke hum ise usually 'Mudya' kaha karte the.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6769 · Book 85, Hadith 45