The claim of more than one person regarding a foundling and the genealogist

The questioner:
And it is not a shaykh in relation to the genealogist if more than one person claims him, so who claims him by that?

The Shaykh:
If more than one person claims him, it is presented to the genealogists, who are those who know resemblance. If they attribute him to a person, he is attributed to him, and the practice of the genealogists is followed according to the majority of the scholars, because acting on the genealogists' findings is a known matter among the Muslims. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it when Usamah ibn Zayd and his father Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) were wrapped in a blanket with their feet exposed. A man from Banu Madlij, who was a genealogist, came and looked at the feet and said, "Allahu Akbar, these feet are some of them from some of the others." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased with that and approved it, even though Usamah's feet were black and his father's feet were white, and yet the genealogist recognized the resemblance despite the difference in color. Yes.

The questioner:
Because.

The Shaykh:
Usamah was very black (may Allah be pleased with him) and his father was white, so doubt arose among some people or the hypocrites. That was distressing to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When this genealogist came and looked at their feet without being asked and without reaching out to do so, he said, "Allahu Akbar, these feet are some of them from some of the others." Yes.