كتاب الأحكام
13  
The Chapters on Rulings
(22)
Chapter: Giving A Child The Choice Between His The Parents
(22)
باب تَخْيِيرِ الصَّبِيِّ بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهِ
Sunan Ibn Majah 2351
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that :
the Prophet (ﷺ) gave a child the choice between his father and his mother (i.e., which parent to live with). He said: “O boy, this is your mother and this is your father.”
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيَّرَ غُلاَمًا بَيْنَ أَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا غُلاَمُ هَذِهِ أُمُّكَ وَهَذَا أَبُوكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 2351
In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 44
English translation : Vol. 3, Book 13, Hadith 2351