حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی الْقُطَعِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ الْبُنَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَی الْمِلَّةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُشَرِّکَانِهِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ هَلَکَ قَبْلَ ذَلِکَ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا کَانُوا عَامِلِينَ بِهِ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2138
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: Every child is born upon the Millah, then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a idolater. It was said: O Messenger of Allah! What about those who die before that? He said: Allah knows best what they would have done.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020