Sayyiduna Abu Rimthah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to Madinah with my son. We had not seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I went to him, and he came out wearing two garments. When I saw him, I recognized him by his sign. When I approached him, he said: "Who is this with you?" I said: By the Lord of the Ka'bah, this is my son. He said: "Is he really your son?" I replied: Yes, I bear witness to it (or you be a witness, this is my son). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, your son will not be responsible for your sins and crimes, nor will you be responsible for his sins and crimes."

Sayyiduna Abu Rimthah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went with my father to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (the Prophet) said to my father: "Is this your son?" He replied: "Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah." The Prophet said: "Do you speak the truth?" He replied: "Yes, indeed, I bear witness to it (that he is my son)." Abu Rimthah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled and laughed at my resemblance to my father and at my father's sworn testimony, and said: "Indeed, this son of yours will not bear responsibility for your crime, nor will you bear responsibility for his crime." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: Translation: (No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another) (__QUR_6_164__, __QUR_17_15__).