English narration
Narrated by مالك بن أنس الأصبحي
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.
النص العربي
قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قُرِئ عَلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ ، أَخْبَرَكَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا قِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْأَهْوَاءِ يَحْتَجُّونَ عَلَيْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ مَالِكٌ "
احْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآخِرِهِ ، قَالُوا : أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ ؟ قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ
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