Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 30:3111

Musnad Ahmad 30:3111

Musnad Abu Hurairah (RA)

مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

Hadith 30:3111

Waki’ narrated to us, he said: Al-A’mash narrated to us, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurairah, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no newborn who is born except upon the creed" — and he said once: "Every newborn is born upon the natural disposition (fitrah)" — "then his parents make him a Jew, or make him a Christian, or make him a polytheist." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what about those who die before that?" He said: "Allah knows best what they would have been doing."

حدثنا وكيع، قال: حدثنا الأعمش، عن أبي صالح، عن أبي هريرة، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " ما من مولود يولد إلا على الملة، - وقال مرة: " كل مولود يولد على الفطرة " - فأبواه يهودانه، وينصرانه، ويشركانه "، قيل: يا رسول الله، أرأيت من مات قبل ذلك؟ قال: " الله أعلم بما كانوا عاملين "