صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب القدرThe Book of Destiny
باب مَعْنَى كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَحُكْمِ مَوْتِ أَطْفَالِ الْكُفَّارِ وَأَطْفَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ:Chapter: The Meaning Of "Every Child Is Born In A State Of Fitrah" And The Ruling On The Dead Children Of The Disbelievers And Of The Muslims.
Hadith 2662
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَالَتْ : " تُوُفِّيَ صَبِيٌّ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : طُوبَى لَهُ عُصْفُورٌ مِنْ عَصَافِيرِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَوَ لَا تَدْرِينَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الْجَنَّةَ وَخَلَقَ النَّارَ ، فَخَلَقَ لِهَذِهِ أَهْلًا ، وَلِهَذِهِ أَهْلًا " .
'A'isha, the mother of the believers, reported that a child died and I said: There is happiness for this child who is a bird from amongst the birds of Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Don't you know that Allah created the Paradise and He created the Hell and He created the dwellers for this (Paradise) and the denizens for this (Hell)?
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَي ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَالَتْ : دُعِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى جَنَازَةِ صَبِيٍّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، طُوبَى لِهَذَا عُصْفُورٌ مِنْ عَصَافِيرِ الْجَنَّةِ لَمْ يَعْمَلِ السُّوءَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ ؟ قَالَ : أَوَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ يَا عَائِشَةُ ، " إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ لِلْجَنَّةِ أَهْلًا خَلَقَهُمْ لَهَا وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلَابِ آبَائِهِمْ ، وَخَلَقَ لِلنَّارِ أَهْلًا خَلَقَهُمْ لَهَا ، وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلَابِ آبَائِهِمْ " .
'A'isha, the mother of the believers, said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was called to lead the funeral prayer of a child of the Ansar. I said: Allah's Messenger, there is happiness for this child who is a bird from the birds of Paradise for it committed no sin nor has he reached the age when one can commit sin. He said: 'A'isha, per adventure, it may be otherwise, because God created for Paradise those who are fit for it while they were yet in their father's loins and created for Hell those who are to go to Hell. He created them for Hell while they were yet in their father's loins.
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَي . ح وحَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَي ، بِإِسْنَادِ وَكِيعٍ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِهِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yahya with the same chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The purpose of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was that Allah, Who is the Creator of mankind and also the Creator of Paradise and Hellfire, He alone has true and certain knowledge of who is destined for Paradise and who is destined for Hellfire. Without His declaration, one should not hasten to declare anyone as a person of Paradise or Hellfire on one’s own accord. It appears that this statement was made by the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) at a time when he himself did not yet have knowledge regarding the children being people of Paradise, or he had not yet informed others about this matter.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6767
