Hadith 28070

Chapter 18

باب 18

(18) باب فِي ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

(1694) Chapter: The Offspring Of Polytheists
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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 " اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ " .

Ibn 'Abbas reported that when the Prophet (May peace be upon him) was questioned about the offspring of polytheists, he said :
Allah knows best about what they were doing.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4711

In-book reference: Book 42, Hadith 116

English translation: Book 41, Hadith 4694