Hadith 4715 - Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) - Sunan Abu Dawud - سنن أبي داود - Collection of Actions, Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم) - Kutub as-Sittah

42. Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) - كتاب السنة

18) Chapter: The Offspring Of Polytheists

Abu Dawud said :

Malik was asked : The heretics argue from this tradition against us. Malik said : Argue against them from its last part which goes. The people asked : What do you think about the one who died while he was young? He replied : Allah knows best what he was going to do.

Reference: 4715
English reference: Book 41, Hadith 4697
In-book reference: Book 42, Hadith 120
Read this hadith from Darussalam Collection

18) باب فِي ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قُرِئَ عَلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، أَخْبَرَكَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الأَهْوَاءِ يَحْتَجُّونَ عَلَيْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ احْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآخِرِهِ ‏.‏ قَالُوا أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ قَالَ ‏‏ ‏.‏ "‏ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ ‏"

حكم: صحيح الإسناد مقطوع (الألباني)