Sayyiduna al-Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) being asked about the polytheists of a territory who are attacked by night, so that some of their women and children are struck. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are from among them."
(b) Amr bin Dinar narrates from al-Zuhri: "They are from their fathers."
(c) Sufyan says in the hadith: "They are from their fathers."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 18091