146 hadith
Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about a child who dies young?" He replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 9991SahihI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the homes of the polytheists which we raid by night, and what should be done about the children who fall under such attacks. He replied, "They are counted among them."
أحمد 16668SahihHasan and Husayn came running to the Prophet ﷺ, and he embraced them and said, "Children make one stingy and cowardly."
ابن ماجه 3666HasanSomeone said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "What if a cavalry raid is launched at night and strikes the children of the polytheists?" He replied, "They are counted among their fathers."
أحمد 16424SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The boy whom Khidr killed was created a disbeliever by nature, and had he lived, he would have overwhelmed his parents with rebellion and disbelief."
الأعظمي 1037SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The boy whom Khidr killed was created a disbeliever by nature, and had he lived, he would have overwhelmed his parents with rebellion and disbelief."
الأعظمي 12690SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was asked, "What if cavalry raiding by night were to strike the children of the polytheists?" He replied, "They are counted among their fathers."
مسلم 4551SahihThere was a time when I used to say that the children of the Muslims would be with the Muslims and the children of the polytheists would be with the polytheists, until so-and-so reported to me from so-and-so that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
الأعظمي 1085SahihThe Prophet ﷺ took Hasan, kissed him, then turned to those present and said, "Children make one stingy, ignorant, and cowardly."
الأعظمي 14090HasanSomeone said, "Messenger of Allah, our horses have trampled the children of the polytheists." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "They are from their parents."
أحمد 16664SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not kill your children secretly, for ghayl overtakes the horseman and throws him down from his horse." Ali reported from Asma bint Yazid al-Ansariyyah, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said…
أحمد 27590DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists who die young. He replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
مسلم 6764SahihA man asked, "Messenger of Allah, what is the right of parents over their child?" He replied, "They are your Paradise and your Hell."
ابن ماجه 3662DaifI said, "Messenger of Allah, our horses have trampled the women and children of the polytheists." He replied, "They are from their fathers."
الترمذي 1570SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, during night raids we sometimes strike the children of the polytheists." He replied, "They are from them."
أحمد 16670SahihThey asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about someone who dies while still a child?" He replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
البخاري 6600SahihI asked him about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Kill them along with them." The narrator added that he had forbidden killing them on the day of Khaybar.
أحمد 16681SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The boy whom Khidr killed was created a disbeliever, and had he lived, he would have overwhelmed his parents with rebellion and disbelief."
مسلم 6766SahihThere was a time when I used to say that the children of the Muslims will be with the Muslims and the children of the polytheists will be with the polytheists, until so-and-so reported to me from so-and-so that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was…
أحمد 20697SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, when we raid a settlement of the polytheists at dawn, sometimes children are trampled beneath the horses' hooves without us realizing it." He replied, "They are among them."
أحمد 16686SahihI heard Malik being told, "The people of misguided sects use this hadith as an argument against us." Malik replied, "Argue against them with its ending." They said, "What do you say about one who dies young?" He said, "Allah knows best what…
أبو داود 4715SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not kill your children secretly, for ghil overtakes the horseman and throws him from his horse."
أبو داود 3881DaifI said, "Messenger of Allah, during night raids we sometimes strike the children of the polytheists." He replied, "They are from them."
مسلم 4550SahihIf you wish to see the ignorance of the Arabs, read what comes after verse one hundred and thirty in Surah Anam, "*Lost indeed are those who kill their own children in foolishness, without knowledge, and forbid what Allah has provided for…
الأعظمي 8495SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that there was a man among those who lived before you whom Allah [[r5]] had blessed abundantly with wealth and children, until one age passed and another came. When death approached him, he said, "My sons, what…
أحمد 20012DifficultI came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a son of mine, and he asked, "Is this your son?" I replied, "Yes, I bear witness that he is." He said, "He shall not bear the consequences of your crimes, nor shall you bear the consequences of his."…
أحمد 17491SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about the children of the believers?" He replied, "They are with their fathers." I said, "Messenger of Allah, even without any deeds?" He answered, "Allah knows best what they would have done." I asked,…
أبو داود 4712SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, they ask you for a ruling concerning kalalah. What is kalalah?" He replied, "The verse of summer suffices you." I said to Abu Ishaq, "Is it the one who dies leaving neither child…
أبو داود 2889HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The boy whom Khidr killed was created a disbeliever, and had he lived, he would have overwhelmed his parents with rebellion and disbelief."
أبو داود 4705SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on one of his military expeditions when a man asked him, "Messenger of Allah, what do you say about the children?" He remained silent and gave him no reply. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had finished his…
الأعظمي 1086HasanI said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "During night raids we sometimes strike the children of the polytheists." He replied, "They are among them."
أحمد 16426SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every child is born upon this fitrah. It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian. It is just like the camels you breed. Do you find any among them with cropped ears until you crop them yourselves?"…
أحمد 8179SahihHe asked the Prophet ﷺ about the dwellings of the polytheists which are raided at night, where their children and women may be struck down. The Prophet ﷺ said, "They are of them." Amr, meaning Ibn Dinar, used to say, "They belong to their…
أبو داود 2672SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done." In another narration, "Those of them who die young."
الأعظمي 1083SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Whom do you count as childless among yourselves?" We replied, "The one who has no children born to him." He said, "That is not the truly childless one. The truly childless one is the man who has not sent any…
مسلم 6641SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 7325SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every child is born in a state of fitrah, and it is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian, just as camels are bred from animals that are whole and unblemished. Do you find any among them with cropped…
مالك 582SahihI came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and fought alongside him. I gained some spoils, and on that day people went so far in killing that they even killed the children. Mura said, "the offspring." Word of this reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ,…
أحمد 15589DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every child is born upon the natural disposition, then his parents make him a Jew or a Christian, just as camels produce offspring with intact bodies. Do you find any of them mutilated?" They asked,…
أبو داود 4714SahihA woman whose children did not survive would vow that if a child of hers lived, she would raise him as a Jew. When the Banu Nadir were expelled, there were among them sons of the Ansar. The Ansar said, "We will not abandon our sons." So…
أبو داود 2682SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 7637SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about the children of the believers?" He replied, "They are with their fathers." I asked, "Messenger of Allah, without any deeds of their own?" He answered, "Allah knows best what they would have done." I…
الأعظمي 1087SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out a military expedition on the day of Hunayn. They fought the polytheists, and the killing extended to the children. When they returned, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What drove you to kill the children?"…
أحمد 15588DaifIbn Abbas said, "If it pleases you to know the ignorance of the Arabs, then read what comes after verse one hundred and thirty in Surah al-Anam, *'Lost indeed are those who have killed their children foolishly, without knowledge'* up to His…
الأعظمي 12318SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Whom do you consider to be the childless one among you?" We replied, "The one who has no children born to him." He said, "That is not the childless one. Rather, it is the man who has not sent ahead any of…
الأعظمي 15001SahihMessenger of Allah, we raid the homes of the polytheists at night, and their children and women are among them, so we end up killing them. The Prophet ﷺ replied, "They are part of them."
أحمد 16677SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
النسائي 1951SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 10084SahihNajdah al-Haruri wrote to Ibn Abbas asking him about killing children, about whom the fifth share belongs to, about when orphanhood ends for a boy, about women and whether the Prophet used to take them out to battle or have them present at…
أحمد 1967SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 9103SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every newborn is born upon the natural disposition. It is the parents who turn the child into a Jew or a Christian, just as livestock produce their young intact. Do you find any of them mutilated before you…
الأعظمي 1078SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists. He replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done had He let them live."
مسلم 6765SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he replied, "Allah knows best what they would have done."
أحمد 7520SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to ask his companions frequently, "Has anyone of you seen a dream?" Then one morning he said (and he mentioned the dream), and it included, "As for the tall man in the garden, he was Ibrahim [[r0]], and as for the…
الأعظمي 1090SahihA woman among the Ansar would often have her children die young, so she would vow that if a child of hers lived, she would raise him as a Jew. When Banu al-Nadir were expelled, there were among them some sons of the Ansar. The Ansar said,…
الأعظمي 161SahihA man from Banu Fazarah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My wife has given birth to a black boy," wishing to disown him. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you have any camels?" He replied, "Yes." He asked, "What are their colors?" He said, "Red." He…
النسائي 3509SahihNajdah bin Amir al-Haruri wrote to Ibn Abbas asking him about a slave and a woman who are present at the distribution of war booty, whether they receive a share, and about the killing of children, and about the orphan, when the description…
مسلم 4686SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every child is born upon the natural disposition, and it is his parents who make him a Jew, a Christian, or a polytheist." A man asked, "Messenger of Allah, what if he dies before that?" He replied, "Allah…
الأعظمي 1080SahihHe was a man from the tribe of Banu Saad, and he was the first to deliver storytelling sermons in this mosque, meaning the congregational mosque. He said, "I went on four military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Some people began…
أحمد 16303DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said regarding the boy whom Khidr killed that he was created a disbeliever by nature. Abu Rabi added in his version, "Had he reached maturity, he would have overwhelmed his parents with rebellion and disbelief."
أحمد 21121Sahih