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Sunan Abi Dawud 4716 (Book 42, Hadith 121) #25007
The Covenant of Allah

SUMMARY: Every child is born with a covenant to Allah, and this covenant is accepted by their fathers.

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.
حَدَّثَنَا 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

TOPICS
covenant  *  islam  *  loins  *  fathers  *  mthq  *  islm  *  awdan  *  abawn

QUICK LESSONS:
Accepting Allah as your Lord, Teaching your children about faith and guiding them towards righteousness

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains the tradition that every child is born on Islam. According to Hammad b. Salamah, this means that every child has a covenant with Allah that was taken in the loins of their fathers when He asked them if He was not their Lord and they answered yes. This hadith teaches us about the importance of accepting Allah as our Lord and how it affects generations to come. It also shows us how important it is for parents to accept Allah as their Lord so that their children can be born into a life of faith and obedience. Furthermore, it reminds us of our responsibility towards our children in teaching them about faith and guiding them towards righteousness.

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