Sunan Abu Dawud 4712

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.

اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ‏"

He also reported that when God’s messenger was questioned about the offspring of polytheists he said, “God knows best about what they were doing.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

" الله أعلم بما كانوا عاملين "

I asked, “Messenger of God, what happens to the offspring of believers?’’ He replied, “They are joined to their parents." I asked, “Although they have done nothing, messenger of God” lie replied, “God knows best what they were doing.” I asked, “What happens to the offspring of polytheists?” He…

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَرَارِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: «مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ» . فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِلَا عَمَلٍ؟ قَالَ: «اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Allah knows best about what they were doing.

اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 10 other versions

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the offspring of pagans (Mushrikeen); so he said, "Allah knows what sort of deeds they would have done."

اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 14 other versions

Messenger of Allah, we kill the children of the polytheists during the night raids. He said: They are from them.

إِنَّا نُصِيبُ فِي الْبَيَاتِ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُمْ مِنْهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma + 2 other versions

What about the children of polytheists killed by the cavalry during the night raid? He said: They are from them.

لَوْ أَنَّ خَيْلاً أَغَارَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَصَابَتْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma + 1 other version

They are from them.

عَنِ الذَّرَارِيِّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُبَيَّتُونَ فَيُصِيبُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيِّهِمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هُمْ مِنْهُمْ ‏"

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma

As-Sa‘b b. Jaththama told that God’s Messenger was asked about the polytheists whose settlements were attacked at night when some of their women and offspring were smitten, and replied that they were of their number. A version has it that they were regarded in the same way as their parents…

وَعَن الصَّعبِ بنِ جِثَّامةَ قَالَ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عنْ أهلِ الدَّارِ يَبِيتُونَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَيُصَابَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيِّهِمْ قَالَ: «هُمْ مِنْهُمْ» . وَفِي…

Narrated by As-Sa‘b ibn Jathhāma + 3 other versions