What is the authenticity of the hadith: (Choose well for your children, for blood is a strong force)?
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The questioner : ؟
The Shaykh : The first part of this is hasan (good) based on the totality of its chains, as for the addition: it is weak in its original form. The phrase: is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) based on the totality of its chains, as for: it is weak and has no corroborating narrations to strengthen it.
The questioner : It came in a narration, O my Shaykh:.
The Shaykh : Attach it to the second phrase.
The questioner : I included it in Sahih al-Jami' and graded it hasan (good), O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, the one who graded it hasan (good) was for the first phrase.
Choose well for your children, for blood is a strong force
تخيروا لنطفكم فإن العرق دسّاسThe Shaykh : The first part of this is hasan (good) based on the totality of its chains, as for the addition:
for blood is a strong force
فإن العرق دساسChoose well for your offspring
تخيروا لنطفكمfor blood is a strong force
فإن العرق دساسThe questioner : It came in a narration, O my Shaykh:
for women give birth to those resembling their sisters or brothers
فإن النساء يلدن أشباه أخواتهن أو إخوانهنThe Shaykh : Attach it to the second phrase.
The questioner : I included it in Sahih al-Jami' and graded it hasan (good), O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, the one who graded it hasan (good) was for the first phrase.