Hadith 4715
قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قُرِئ عَلَى
الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ ، أَخْبَرَكَ
يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، أَخْبَرَنَا
ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا قِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْأَهْوَاءِ يَحْتَجُّونَ عَلَيْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ
مَالِكٌ " احْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآخِرِهِ ، قَالُوا : أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ ؟ قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ " .
Abu Dawud said: Malik was asked: The heretics argue from this tradition against us. Malik said: Argue against them from its last part which goes. The people asked: What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied: Allah knows best what he was going to do.