Sunan Abi Dawud · Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
باب فِي ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Chapter: The Offspring Of Polytheists.
10 hadith · references 4711–4720
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Abu Dawud · 4711اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَIbn Abbas reported that when the Prophet ﷺ was questioned about the offspring of polytheists, he said: Allah knows best about what they were doing.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4712هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِلَا عَمَلٍ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَرَارِيُّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، قَالَ : مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ، قُلْتُ : بِلَاAishah said: I said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ what happens to the offspring of believers ? He replied: They are joined to their parents. I asked: Messenger of Allah! Although they have done nothing ? He replied: Allah knows 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4713أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِصَبِيٍّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَتْ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طُوبَى لِهَذَا لَمْ يَعْمَلْ شَرًّا وَلَمْ يَدْرِ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَوْ غَيْرُ ذَAishah, mother of the believers, said: The Prophet ﷺ was invited to the funeral of a boy who belonged to the ANSAR and I said; Messenger of Allah! This one is blessed, for he has done no evil, nor has he known it. He rep5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4714كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ كَمَا تَنَاتَجُ الْإِبِلُ مِنْ بَهِيمَةٍ جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ ؟ قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Every child is born on Islam, but his parents make him a Jew and a Christian, just as a beast is born whole. Do you find some among them (born) maimed? The people5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4715احْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآخِرِهِ ، قَالُوا : أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ ؟ قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَAbu Dawud said: Malik was asked: The heretics argue from this tradition against us. Malik said: Argue against them from its last part which goes. The people asked: What do you think about the one who died while he was yo4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4716هَذَا عِنْدَنَا حَيْثُ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ فِي أَصْلَابِ آبَائِهِمْ حَيْثُ ، قَالَ : أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى سورة الأعراف آية 172Explaining the tradition “Every child is a born on Islam”, Hammad bin Salamah said: In our opinion it means that covenant which Allah had taken in the loins of their fathers when He said: “Am I not your Lord? They said: 3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4717حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "الْوَائِدَةُ وَالْAmir reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The woman who buries alive her new-born girl and the girl who is buried alive both will go to Hell. This tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Masud from the Prophet10 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4718يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ أَبِي ؟ قَالَ : أَبُوكَ فِي النَّارِ فَلَمَّا قَفَّى ، قَالَ : إِنَّ أَبِي وَأَبَاكَ فِي النَّارِAnas said: A man asked: where is my father, Messenger of Allah? He replied! Your father is in Hell. When he turned his back, he said: My father and your father are in Hell.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4719إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَجْرِي مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ مَجْرَى الدَّمِAnas bin Malik reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The devil flows in a man like his blood.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4720لَا تُجَالِسُوا أَهْلَ الْقَدَرِ وَلَا تُفَاتِحُوهُمُ الْحَدِيثَUmar bin al-Khattab reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not sit with those who believe in free will and do not address them before they address you.11 narrators