Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 56
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " لَمْ يَزَلْ أَمْرُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مُعْتَدِلاً حَتَّى نَشَأَ فِيهِمُ الْمُوَلَّدُونَ أَبْنَاءُ سَبَايَا الأُمَمِ فَقَالُوا بِالرَّأْىِ فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا " .
Suwayd ibn Said narrated to us: Ibn Abi al-Rijal narrated to us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr al-Awzai, from Abdah ibn Abi Lubabah, from Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The affairs of the Children of Israel remained upright until the muwalladun arose among them—the children of captives from other peoples. They spoke according to opinion, so they went astray and led others astray.
Translation notes
The Arabic describes the muwalladun as children of captives from other nations or peoples; the English witness narrows this to children of female slaves. The translation retains the broader wording of the Arabic and the two consequences: they strayed and led others astray.