Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Isra' -> The Third Hadith from Samurah |
In his book Al-Mustakhraj `Ala Al-Bukhari, Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Barqani recorded the Hadith of `Awf Al-A`rabi, from Abu Raja' Al-`Utardi from Samurah that the Prophet said: «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَة» (Every newborn is born in a state of Fitrah.) The people called out to him: "O Messenger of Allah! What about the children of the idolators'' He said, «وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِين» (And the children of the idolators too.) At-Tabarani reported that Samurah said: "We asked the Messenger of Allah about the children of the idolators, and he said, «هُمْ خَدَمُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّة» (They are the servants of the people of Paradise.)
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