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the breast, and a woman who was being dragged along while people made sport of her passed by. The mother said, “O Allah, do not make my son like this woman.” The child said, “O Allah, make me like her.” He then explained, “The rider was a disbeliever, whereas this woman—people accuse her of fornication and she replies, ‘Allah is sufficient for me’; they accuse her of theft and she replies, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.’”
It has likewise been reported that those who spoke from the cradle include the witness in Joseph’s story, as mentioned earlier, and the infant son of the hairdresser in Pharaoh’s household. Allah knows best.
(1) In edition B: “mithluha,” which agrees with al-Bukhari’s narration.
(2) In edition B: “liha,” which agrees with al-Bukhari’s narration.
(3) It does not appear in edition B. The report of Ibn al-Mashita is presented earlier in this section.
الثدي ومرّ بامرأة تُجرّر ويلعب بها،
فقالت:
اللهم لا تجعل ابني مثل هذه
(١)
.
فقال:
اللهم اجعلني مثلها.
فقال:
أما الراكب فإنه كافر.
وأما المرأة فإنهم يقولون:
إنها
(٢)
تزني،
وتقول:
حسبي الله،
ويقولون:
تسرق،
وتقول:
حسبي الله ".
وقد ورد في من تكلّم في المهد أيضاً شاهد يوسف كما تقدّم، وابن ماشطة آل فرعون
(٣)
. والله أعلم.
(١) في ب: مثلها، وهو موافق لرواية البخاري.
(٢) في ب: لها، وهو موافق لرواية البخاري.
(٣) ليست في ب. وتقدم خبر ابن الماشطة في هذا الجزء.