Sunan Abi Dawud, 4716
Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Hasan bin 'Ali al-HalwanifromHajjaj bin al-MinhalfromHammad bin Salama
Hadith text · Matn
كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ
. قَالَ هَذَا عِنْدَنَا حَيْثُ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ فِي أَصْلاَبِ آبَائِهِمْ حَيْثُ قَالَ { أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى } .
English translation
Explaining the tradition “Every child is a born on Islam”, Hammad b. 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: Yes.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ، يُفَسِّرُ حَدِيثَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 42, Hadith 121
- English Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 4698