Sahih Muslim Hadith 3768

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[37681 20 – ( … ) It was narrated from Abü Hurairah that a Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "0 Messenger of Allah, my wife has given birth to a black boy, and I am shocked and am not sure (if he is mine)." The Prophet ç said to him: "Do you have camels?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What are their colors?" He said: "Red." He said: "Are there any dusky ones among them?" He said: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah said: "How is that?" He said: "Perhaps, 0 Messenger of Allah, that it is an inherited trait." The Messenger of Allah said: "Perhaps this is also an inherited trait."