Hadith / Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili / 159:58
Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili 159:58
Al-A'raj from Abu Hurayrah (RA)
الأعرج عن أبي هريرة
Hadith 159:58
Wahb ibn Baqiyyah narrated to us, Khalid informed us, from Abd al-Rahman, from al-A'raj, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: "Every newborn is born upon the *fitrah* (natural disposition), then his parents make him a Jew or a Christian, just as animals produce offspring that are whole—do you perceive any that are mutilated?" They said, "What about those who die [in childhood], O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Allah knows best what they would have been doing."
حدثنا وهب بن بقية أخبرنا خالد عن عبد الرحمن عن الأعرج عن أبي هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال * كل مولود يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه وينصرانه كما تناتج الإبل من بهيمة جمعاء هل تحسون من جدعاء قالوا أفرأيت من يموت يا رسول الله قال الله أعلم بما كانوا يعملون