Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 111
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 عَامِلِينَ» . قُلْتُ فذاراري الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ: «مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ» . قُلْتُ: بِلَا عَمَلٍ؟ قَالَ: «اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
ʿĀʾisha reported: I asked, ‘Messenger of God, what of the children of believers?’ He replied, ‘They are with their fathers.’ I asked, ‘Without having done deeds?’ He said, ‘God knows best what they would have done.’ I asked, ‘And what of the children of polytheists?’ He replied, ‘They are with their fathers.’ I asked, ‘Without having done deeds?’ He said, ‘God knows best what they would have done.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it.