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Sahih Muslim 2658e (Book 46, Hadith 37) #13832
Innate Sense of Right and Wrong

SUMMARY: Every child is born with an innate sense of right and wrong, but it is their parents who decide what religion they will follow.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: No babe is born but upon Fitra. It is his parents who make him a Jew or a Christian or a Polytheist. A person said: Allah's Messenger, what is your opinion if they were to die before that (before reaching the age of adolescence when they can distinguish between right and wrong)? He said: It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُلِدَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ وَيُنَصِّرَانِهِ وَيُشَرِّكَانِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ مَاتَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ

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religion  *  innate  *  parents  *  fitra

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful in raising your children so you help them develop a strong moral compass based on fitra .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the concept of fitra, which is the innate sense of right and wrong that every child is born with. It suggests that it is up to the parents to decide what religion their children will follow, as this can shape how they view right and wrong. However, Allah alone knows what a person would do if they were to die before reaching adolescence when they can distinguish between right and wrong for themselves. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful in raising our children so that we are helping them develop a strong moral compass based on their fitra. We should also remember that ultimately Allah knows best when it comes to our actions in life.

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