Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27515

Nasr bin Ali told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Ziyad bin Saad, on the authority of Hilal bin Abi Maymunah Al-Thaalabi, on the authority of Abu Maymunah, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, gave a boy a choice between his father and his mother. He said, and in the chapter on the authority of Abdullah bin Amr, the grandfather of Abdul Al-Hamid bin Jaafar. Abu Issa said: The hadith of Abu Hurairah is a hasan and authentic hadith. And Abu Maimunah’s name is Sulaym. And work on this. According to some people of knowledge, among the Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and others, they said: The boy is given the choice between his parents if it falls between them. The dispute over the child. This is the saying of Ahmad and Ishaq, and they said, “When the child is young, the mother has more right. If the child reaches seven years of age, it is better.” Between his parents. Hilal bin Abi Maimunah is Hilal bin Ali bin Usama, and he is a civilian. Yahya bin Abi Kathir narrated from him. Malik bin Anas and Fulayh bin Sulaiman.