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Islamic biographies say that the Prophet Muhammad was fostered as infant with Bedouins as was typical for infants of his tribe, the Quraysh. Wikipedia says some Western scholars doubt this tradition existed but gives no further detail. Can anyone say more about the doubts vis a vis fostering?

by /u/jurble in /r/AskHistorians

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