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Abu Dawoodحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمِنْهَالِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ، يُفَسِّرُ حَدِيثَ كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ " . قَالَ هَذَا عِنْدَنَا حَيْثُ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعَهْدَ فِي أَصْلاَبِ آبَائِهِمْ حَيْثُ قَالَ { أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى } ."
Explaining the tradition "Every child is a born on Islam" , Hammad b. Salamah said :
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.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4716
In-book : Book 42, Hadith 121
English translation : Book 41, Hadith 4698
In-book : Book 42, Hadith 121
English translation : Book 41, Hadith 4698
