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Every child is born on ‘fitrah’

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What is status of following Hadith and can it be quoted?

كل إنسان تلده أمه على الفطرة وأبواه بعدُ يهودانه و ينصرانه ويمجسانه فإن كانا مسلمين فمسلم، كل إنسان تلده أمه يلكزه الشيطان في حضنيه  إلا مريم وابنها

Answer

This Hadith is recorded in Sahih Muslim.

Translation

Every human is born with the natural features of Islam. His parents when turn him/her into a Jew, Christian or Fire worshipper. If they [the parents] are Muslim, then the child will be considered a Muslim.

When every child is born, Shaytan strikes him on his sides, besides Sayyidah Maryam and her son (Nabi ‘Isa)

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 6703)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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