Hadith 13255

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ ثَنَا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثَنَا الْحَسَنُ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ سَرِيعٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي سَعْدٍ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ قَصَّ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ يَعْنِي الْمَسْجِدَ الْجَامِعَ قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَ غَزَوَاتٍ قَالَ فَتَنَاوَلَ قَوْمٌ الذُّرِّيَّةَ بَعْدَ مَا قَتَلُوا الْمُقَاتِلَةَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ”أَلَا مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ قَتَلُوا الْمُقَاتِلَةَ حَتَّى تَنَاوَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ“ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوَلَيْسَ أَبْنَاءَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ نَسَمَةٌ تُولَدُ إِلَّا وُلِدَتْ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَمَا تَزَالُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يُبَيِّنَ عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا فَأَبَوَاهَا يُهَوِّدَانِهَا أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهَا“ قَالَ وَأَخْفَاهَا الْحَسَنُ
Sayyiduna Aswad bin Sari’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a member of the tribe of Banu Sa’d and was the first to begin delivering sermons in the central mosque, narrates: He says, I participated in four battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). On one occasion, after the Muslims had killed the fighting opponents, they also killed their small children. But when this matter reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: What is wrong with these people that they first killed the fighters and then also killed their children? A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Are they not also the children of those polytheists? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best among you are the sons of polytheists. The fact is that every soul, when it is born, is born upon the natural religion and remains upon it until its tongue begins to explain on its behalf; then its parents make it a Jew or a Christian. Hasan recited the last words in a low voice.
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب النار والجنة / 13255
Hadith Grading محدثین: ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده ضعيف لانقطاعه، الحسن البصري رغم تصريحه بالسماع ھنا من الاسواد بن سريع، الا ان الصحيح انه لم يسمع منه ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 16303 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 16412»