Chapter: The prohibition of claiming descent from anyone other than one’s true father, or seeking allegiance with people other than one’s patrons.

1802 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever knowingly claims to belong to someone other than his own father, Paradise will be forbidden to him.” Agreed upon.

1803 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not disown your fathers; whoever disowns his father has committed disbelief.” Agreed upon.

1804 – Yazīd Sharik ibn Ṭāriq said: “I saw ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) giving a sermon from the pulpit, and I heard him say, ‘By Allah, we possess no book that we read apart from the Book of Allah and what is in this scroll.’ He then unrolled it, and in it were listed the ages of camels and certain rulings on injuries. It also contained the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: ‘Madinah is a sanctuary between ʿAyr and Thawr. Whoever introduces an offence therein or shelters an offender incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; on the Day of Resurrection Allah will accept from him neither compensation nor ransom. The covenant of the Muslims is one; the lowliest among them may grant protection on their behalf. Whoever violates the protection granted by a Muslim incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; He will not accept—’”