Hadith 35459

Chapter 60

باب 60

(60) باب أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

(60) Chapter: The Children Of The Idolaters
133
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ " .

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah was asked about the children of the idolators and he said: 'Allah knows best what they would have done."'

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1949

In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 133

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1951