Hadith 15605

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ

(3) Chapter: It is Allah Who knows what they would have done (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ {اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ }

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked about the offspring of the pagans. He said, "Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live)." (ID)

Reference (ID): Sahih al-Bukhari 6598 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 82, Hadith 5 (ID)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 77, Hadith 597 (ID)