“And veil yourself from him, Sawdah.” The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said this because he saw the boy’s clear resemblance to ʿUtbah. This ʿUtbah was the son of Abū Waqqās and the brother of Saʿd (may Allah be pleased with him).

This was a clear resemblance, even though people distinguished between the boy and ʿUtbah ibn Abī Waqqās. It was ʿUtbah who claimed him as his son, born of illicit intercourse. He told his brother Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās, “Look after the son of Zamʿah’s slave woman, for he is my son.” A dispute over him then arose between Saʿd and ʿAbd ibn