An African couple came to Umar and the husband said:
“As you see, I am black with black ancestry and my wife is also black, but she has given birth to a red skinned child!”
The woman said: “O chief of believers, I swear by God, I have not been unfaithful and this child is his only.”
Umar was confused, so he asked Ali (a.s.) about it. His Eminence (a.s.) asked that black man:
“Would you tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?”
He replied: “Yes, by God.” He asked: “Did you copulate with your wife when she was in menses?” “Yes,” he replied.
Ali (a.s.) said: “God is the greatest! The seed mixed with blood and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime created from it a red colored child. So don’t disown the infant as you have oppressed yourself.”
(Al-Tarqul Hukmiya, 47)
“As you see, I am black with black ancestry and my wife is also black, but she has given birth to a red skinned child!”
The woman said: “O chief of believers, I swear by God, I have not been unfaithful and this child is his only.”
Umar was confused, so he asked Ali (a.s.) about it. His Eminence (a.s.) asked that black man:
“Would you tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?”
He replied: “Yes, by God.” He asked: “Did you copulate with your wife when she was in menses?” “Yes,” he replied.
Ali (a.s.) said: “God is the greatest! The seed mixed with blood and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime created from it a red colored child. So don’t disown the infant as you have oppressed yourself.”
(Al-Tarqul Hukmiya, 47)
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