[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every newborn is born upon Fitrah (natural inclination towards goodness), until their tongue expresses it. Once their tongue expresses it, they will either be grateful or ungrateful."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُهُ فَإِذَا أَعْرَبَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُهُ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Every child is born upon Fitrah (natural disposition), then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a Zoroastrian."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُشْرِكَانِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an entourage on the day of Ḥunayn. He said, "Go and capture the living from the Arabs." He mentioned the narration and said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, there is no newborn but he is born upon the fitrah (natural disposition), until his tongue expresses it."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ رَوْحٌ فَأَتَوْا حَيًّا مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ تُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Every child is born on the Fitrah (natural inclination), then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a Magus, just as an animal gives birth to a complete animal. Do you find it mutilated?"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ؟  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "No newborn is born except upon this religion, so his parents make him Jewish or Christian." And he mentioned something similar.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يُولَدُ مَوْلُودٌ إِلَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ  

Every child is born on Islam, but his parents make him a Jew and a Christian, just as a beast is born whole. Do you find some among them (born) maimed? The people asked : Messenger of Allah! What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied : Allah knows best what he was going to do. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4714)   

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتِجُونَ الْإِبِلَ فَهَلْ تَجِدُونَ فِيهَا جَدْعَاءَ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ تَجْدَعُونَهَا؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ؟ قَالَ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No one is born except upon this religion." And Waki' (may Allah have mercy on him) also said this once on the religion.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ مَوْلُودٌ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةِ وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ مَرَّةً عَلَى الْمِلَّةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every child is born in a state of fitrah (natural disposition), but his parents make him Jewish, Christian, or Magian, just as animals produce perfect young animals. Do you see any among them that are born mutilated?"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْبَهِيمَةِتُنْتِجُ الْبَهِيمَةَ هَلْ تَكُونُ فِيهَا جَدْعَاءُ؟  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a secret troop on the day of Khaybar to fight the polytheists. They continued fighting until they reached a village. When they arrived, the Prophet ﷺ asked them, "What led you to kill the villagers?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, they were the children of the polytheists." He said, "And were your children any better than the children of the polytheists? By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, every child is born on the fitrah (natural inclination towards monotheism) until his tongue speaks for him."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَقَاتَلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَمْضَى بِهِمُ الْقَتْلُ إِلَى الذُّرِّيَّةِ فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى قَتْلِ الذُّرِّيَّةِ؟» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا كَانُوا أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ «وَهَلْ خِيَارُكُمْ إِلَّا أَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ تُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Every newborn is born upon the natural disposition, and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ»  

There is none born but is created to his true nature (Islam). It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Magian quite as beasts produce their young with their limbs perfect. Do you see anything deficient in them? Then he quoted the Qur'an., The nature made by Allah in which He has created men there is no altering of Allah's creation; that is the right religion" (Rūm 30) (Using translation from Muslim 2658b)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تَنْتِجُونَ إِبِلَكُمْ هَذِهِ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ؟ » ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَاقْرَؤُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ}  

[Machine] When they killed the children, the Prophet ﷺ was informed and he said, "Are not your best among you the children of the polytheists? Every child is born upon the innate nature of Islam, and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian, or Magian."  

أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every newborn is born on the Fitrah (pure natural disposition), but his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out a military expedition, and they encountered the enemy and engaged in fighting until they reached the children. When the expedition returned, they informed the Prophet ﷺ about what happened. He asked them, "Didn't they tire you?" They replied, "They were the children of the polytheists." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are not the best among you those who are born to polytheists?" Then he called for a crier and announced, "Indeed, every newborn is born on the fitrah (natural inclination towards monotheism)."  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَلَقُوا فَتَتَابَعُوا فِي الْقَتْلِ حَتَّى أَفْضَوْا إِلَى الْوِلْدَانِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَتِ السَّرِيَّةُ رَقَى ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا هُمْ أَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ» ثُمَّ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى «أَلَا إِنَّ كُلَّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ sent a military expedition and it was reported to him that they killed the children of the polytheists. When the Prophet ﷺ received this news, he said, "What is the matter with people who reach the point of killing the children of the polytheists?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah! And he mentioned a statement after that." He ﷺ said, "Isn't it your best among you the children of the polytheists? By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, no newborn is born but upon the natural disposition until his parents make him Jewish or Christian."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً فَبَلَغَ مِنْ قَتْلِهِمْ أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ بَلَغَ مِنْ قَتْلِهِمْ أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مَوْلُودٌ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sent a detachment and they killed the children. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , asked them, "What is the matter with the children?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, are they not from their fathers?" The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Are not the best of you those who are born to polytheists? Indeed, every newborn child is born on the natural inclination (fitrah) until their tongue expresses it."  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَأَفْضَى بِهَا الْقَتْلُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الْوِلْدَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ الْوِلْدَانِ؟» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوَلَيْسُوا مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ كُلَّ نَسَمَةٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا»  

[Machine] When they killed the offspring, the Prophet ﷺ was informed about it. He said, "Are not the best of you those who are born to the polytheists? Every newborn is born on the fitrah (natural inclination towards Islam) until his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a Magian."  

أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ»  

[Machine] About Aswad ibn Sari'a, they fought alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and encountered the enemy, killing them until they reached the women and children. They asked the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Every child is born on Al-Fitrah (the natural inclination towards monotheism), and it is his parents who convert him to Judaism or Christianity."  

عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَرِيعٍ أَنَّهُمْ غَزَوْا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَقُوا الْعَدُوَّ فَقَتَلُوا حَتَّى أَفْضَوْا إِلَى الذُّرِّيَّةِ فَسَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Every child is born upon Fitrah (innate goodness), until his language expresses something else. His parents raise him as a Jew or a Christian."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُهُ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ»  

[Machine] "We went on a campaign with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and killing continued until they killed the offspring. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed of that, he said, 'What is the matter with people who have killed the offspring?' A man said, 'Are they not the children of the polytheists?' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Are not the best of you those who were born from the polytheists, and then their parents made them Jews, Christians, or Magians?' (This is the wording of the hadith narrated by Al-Muqaddimiy)"  

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَفْضَى بِهِمُ الْقَتْلُ إِلَى أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ أَفْضَى بِهِمُ الْقَتْلُ إِلَى أَنْ قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَوَلَيْسُوا أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ خِيَارُكُمْ أَوْلَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ» وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah and fought with him, and we were successful. The people were killed that day, even the children. The Messenger of Allah was informed of this and he said, "What is the matter with the people who have gone beyond killing to killing children?" A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, they are the children of the polytheists." He said, "Indeed, the best among you are the children of the polytheists." Then he said, "Do not kill children." He repeated it three times and said, "Every child is born on the fitrah (natural disposition), until his tongue expresses it. Then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian or a Magian." Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn 'Ubaid explained the meaning of his statement, "Every child is born on the fitrah," which means the fitrah that Allah created them upon when He brought them forth from the loins of Adam, testifying to His Oneness. And likewise...  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَغَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَصَبْنَا ظَفَرًا فَقَتَلَ النَّاسُ يَوْمَئِذٍ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ جَاوَزَ بِهِمُ الْقَتْلُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تَقْتُلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا وَقَالَ كُلُّ نَسَمَةٍ تُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا فَأَبَوَاهَا يُهَوِّدَانِهَا وَيُنَصِّرَانِهَا

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ كُلُّ نَسَمَةٍ تُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ يَعْنِي الْفِطْرَةَ الَّتِي فَطَرَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْ صُلْبِ آدَمَ فَأَقَرُّوا بِتَوْحِيدِهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There is no newborn among the children of Adam except that he is born upon the fitrah (natural disposition), until his parents make him Jewish, Christian, or Magian, just as an animal gives birth to a perfect offspring. Do you find any among them imperfect? Then Abu Hurairah recited: 'The fitrah (natural disposition) of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.'" [Quran 30:30]  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ فِي بَنِي آدَمَ إِلَّا يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ؟ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {فِطْرَةَ اللهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللهِ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ} [الروم 30]  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no newborn except that they are born upon this religion until their tongue becomes apparent, and then their parents either make them into Jews, or Christians, or polytheists, or magicians." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about those who came before that?" Meaning, those who have died. He said, "Allah knows best what they were doing."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى هَذِهِ الْمِلَّةِ حَتَّى يُبِينَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُهُ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُشَرِّكَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ قَالَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ؟ يَعْنِي مَاتَ قَالَ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , "Every newborn is born on the Fitrah (natural inclination towards goodness) until his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or change his nature. Al-Shafi'i, in the old narration of Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Baghdadi, stated that the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Every newborn is born on the Fitrah (the natural inclination upon which Allah has created mankind), and it is the parents who turn them into one of the two beliefs: faith or disbelief.' They have no choice in themselves, and the judgment is only for their parents. So, as their parents were on the day they were born, they are either believers, so they are judged by their faith, or disbelievers, so they are judged by their disbelief."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ زَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي الْقَدِيمِ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ عَنْهُ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لَمْ يُفْصِحُوا بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَخْتَارُوا أَحَدَ الْقَوْلَيْنِ؛ الْإِيمَانَ أَوِ الْكُفْرَ لَا حُكْمَ لَهُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا الْحُكْمُ لَهُمْ بِآبَائِهِمْ فَمَا كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ يَوْمَ يُولَدُونَ فَهُوَ بِحَالِهِ إِمَّا مُؤْمِنٌ فَعَلَى إِيمَانِهِ أَوْ كَافِرٌ فَعَلَى كُفْرِهِ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No child is born but has the Islamic Faith, but its parents turn it into a Jew or a Christian. It is as you help the animals give birth. Do you find among their offspring a mutilated one before you mutilate them yourself?" The people said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What do you think about those (of them) who die young?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah knows what they would have done (were they to live)." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6599)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ يُولَدُ يُولَدُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ فَهَلْ تَجِدُونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا أَنْتُمْ تَجْدَعُونَهَا؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولُ اللهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ؟ قَالَ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ  

Every child is born on Islam, but his parents make him a Jew and a Christian, just as a beast is born whole. Do you find some among them (born) maimed? The people asked : Messenger of Allah! What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied : Allah knows best what he was going to do. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4714)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ كَمَا تَنَاتَجُ الْإِبِلُ مِنْ بَهِيمَةٍ جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولُ اللهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ؟ قَالَ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ  

[Machine] That the messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every child is born on the Fitrah (natural inclination towards Islam), then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian." Al-Awza'i said: "They do not remove him from the knowledge of Allah, and they will ultimately return to the knowledge of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ لَا يُخْرِجَانِهِ مِنْ عِلْمِ اللهِ وَإِلَى عِلْمِ اللهِ يَصِيرُونَ  

In our opinion it means that covenant which Allah had taken in the loins of their fathers when He said : “Am I not your Lord? They said: Yes. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4716)   

سَمِعْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ يُفَسِّرُ حَدِيثَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ هَذَا عِنْدَنَا حَيْثُ أَخَذَ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ فِي أَصْلَابِ آبَائِهِمْ حَيْثُ قَالَ {أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى} [الأعراف 172]  

"كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُه، فَأَبَوَاه يُهَوِّدَانِه وَيُنَصِّرَانِه (*) أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِه".  

"كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُه، فَإِذَا عَبَّرَ عَنْهُ لِسَانُه، إِمَّا شَاكِرًا، وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا".  

"مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ إلَّا عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ، وَأَبَواهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ كما تُنْتِجون الإِبِل، فَهَلْ تَجِدُونَ فِيهَا جدعاءَ (*)، حتى تكونوا أَنتم تجدعونها؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله! أَرَأَيتَ من يَموتُ صَغِيرًا؟ قال: الله أَعْلَم بِما كانوا عاملين".  

"كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدهُ مِنْ وَلدٍ كافرٍ أوْ مُسلِمٍ فإِنَّمَا يُولَدُ عَلَى الفِطرَةِ, عَلَى الإِسْلامِ كُلُّهُم، وَلَكِنَّ الشَّياطين أتَتْهم فَاجتَالتْهُم عَنْ دِينِهِم, فَهوَّدتْهُم ونصَّرَتْهُم وَمجَّسَتْهُم وَأمَرَتْهم أنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِالله مَا لمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلطَانًا".  

"مَا مِنْ موْلُودٍ إلَّا يُولَدُ عَلَى الفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَواهُ يُهَوِّدانِهِ، أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ، أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ (كما (*) تنتج) البَهيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمَّاءَ، هَلْ تُحِسَّونَ بها مِنْ جَدْعاءَ".  

"أتَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ وَغَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ فَأصبْتُ ظَفَرًا فَقَتَلَ النَّاس يَوْمَئذ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الولدَانَ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ أقْوَام جَاوَزَ بِهِمُ القَتل اليَوْمَ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ، فَقَالَ رَجُل: يَا رَسُولَ الله، إِنما هُمْ أبنَاءُ مُشْرِكينَ، قَالَ: ألاَ إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أبْنَاءُ المُشْرِكينَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ألاَ لاَ تَقْتُلُوا ذُرَيَةً، ألاَ لاَ تَقْتُلُوا ذُرَيَةَ، وَقَالَ: كلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الفِطرَةِ فَمَا يَزَالُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يُعْرِبَ عَنْهَا (لسَانُها فَأبَوَاها يُهَوِّدَانهَا، أوْ يُنَصِّرَانهَا، أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهَا) (*) ".  

"مَا بَالُ أَقْوَام جَاوزَهُمُ القتل الْيَوْمَ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ أَلا إِنَّ خِيَارَكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ الْمُشْركِينَ أَلا لَا تَقْتُلُوا ذُرِّيَّة، أَلا تَقْتُلُوا ذُرِّيَّةً، كُلُّ نَسَمَة تولَد عَلَى الْفِطرَةِ فَمَا تَزَالُ عَلَيهَا حَتَّى يُقْرِبَ (*) عَنْهَا لِسَانُهَا، فَأَبَوَاهَا يُهَوِّدَانِهَا، أوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهَا أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانهَا".  

"مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى قَتْلِ الذُّرِّيَّة، وَهَلْ خيَارُكُمْ إِلَّا أَوْلادُ المُشْرِكينَ والَّذى نَفْسى بِيَده مَا منْ نَسَمَة تُولَدُ إِلَّا عَلَى الفطرَة حَتَّى يُعْرِب عَلَيهَا لسَانُهَا".  

There is none born but is created to his true nature (Islam). It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Magian quite as beasts produce their young with their limbs perfect. Do you see anything deficient in them? Then he quoted the Qur'an., The nature made by Allah in which He has created men there is no altering of Allah's creation; that is the right religion" (ar-Rum:30)  

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ { فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لاَ تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ} الآيَةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , fought in fifteen battles. Waki' narrated to us, from Fitr, from Saad ibn Ubaydah, from Al-Bara' ibn Azib, that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said to a man: "When you go to your bed, purified, say: O Allah, I have submitted myself to You, set my face towards You, entrusted my affairs to You, out of fear and desire for You. There is no place of safety and escape from You except with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet You have sent. If you take my soul during my sleep, forgive it, and if you keep it alive after waking up, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants. When the man woke up, he followed the Prophet's instructions and he said: I have achieved a lot of goodness." Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) said: My father heard this narration from Saad ibn Ubaydah, who heard it from Al-Bara' ibn Azib.  

غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ طَاهِرًا فَقُلْ (اللهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ وَلَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ)

فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَإِنْ أَصْبَحْتَ أَصْبَحْتَ وَقَدْ أَصَبْتَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ أَبِي سَمِعَهُ فِطْرٌ مِنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ