Sahih Muslim, 2660
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'UmarfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ
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English translation
Abu Huraira reported that Allahs Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about the children of the polytheists who die young. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
It is Allah Who knows what they would be doing.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أَطْفَالِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنْهُمْ صَغِيرًا فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 46, Hadith 43
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 33, Hadith 6432 (deprecated numbering scheme)