The Wisdom Behind the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Invocation for the Child to Be Seen and Resembling Its Father
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the wisdom behind the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) invocation for the child to be seen and to resemble its father, given that no legal ruling is based on the resemblance, even though it was described as disliked?
Answer:
The wisdom, and Allah knows best, is to ascertain the man’s truthfulness and to clear the man who engaged in the act, if he was truthful, (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the wisdom behind the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) invocation for the child to be seen and to resemble its father, given that no legal ruling is based on the resemblance, even though it was described as disliked?
Answer:
The wisdom, and Allah knows best, is to ascertain the man’s truthfulness and to clear the man who engaged in the act, if he was truthful, (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 129 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/اللعان/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:20)
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