Sahih Muslim, 2659 b
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Abdullah bin WahbfromMuhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'abfromYonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadfromal-ZuhrifromAta'a bin Yazid al-Laithi al-Junda'ifromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ
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English translation
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about the children of the polytheists, whereupon he said:
It is Allah Who knows best what they would be doing.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، وَيُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ عَنْ أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 46, Hadith 41
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 33, Hadith 6430 (deprecated numbering scheme)