Sahih Muslim, 2661
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromWadah bin 'Abdullah al-YashkarifromJa'far bin Iyas (Abi Wahshiyya)fromSa'id bin Jubayrfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ إِذْ خَلَقَهُمْ
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English translation
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about the children of the polytheists, whereupon he said:
It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing according to their creation.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أَطْفَالِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 46, Hadith 44
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 33, Hadith 6433 (deprecated numbering scheme)