Hadith 15476

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ

(3) Chapter: It is Allah Who knows what they would have done (IT)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ".

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) ; was asked about the offspring of the pagans. He said, "Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live). (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih al-Bukhari 6597 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 82, Hadith 4 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 8, Book 77, Hadith 596 (IT)