Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 4711
sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Masdad bin MasrhadfromWadah bin 'Abdullah al-YashkarifromJa'far bin Iyas (Abi Wahshiyya)fromSa'id bin Jubayrfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ‏

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English translation

Ibn ‘Abbas reported that when the Prophet (ﷺ) was questioned about the offspring of polytheists, he said :

Allah knows best about what they were doing.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ عَنْ أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 42, Hadith 116
English Reference
Book 41, Hadith 4694
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