Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2138

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Quta‘i al-Basri narrated to us: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Rabi‘ah al-Bunani narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Every newborn is born upon the way of faith, then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or one who associates partners with God.’ It was asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, what of one who dies before that?’ He replied, ‘Allah knows best what they would have done.’ Abu Kurayb and al-Husayn ibn Hurayth narrated to us, both saying: Waki‘ narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, something similar in meaning; he said, ‘born upon the primordial disposition (fitrah).’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan sahih hadith. Shu‘bah and others also narrated it from al-A‘mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, with similar meaning. There is also a report on this topic from al-Aswad ibn Sari‘.