65/30.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4775 — Every Child Is Born on Fitrah
Allah's Statement: "...No change let there be in Khalq-illāh (i.e., the religion of Allāh - Islamic Monotheism)..." (V.30:30)
خَلْقُ الأَوَّلِينَ} دِينُ الأَوَّلِينَ. وَالْفِطْرَةُ الإِسْلاَمُ.
Hadith About Fitrah: Every Child Is Born Pure
Sahih Bukhari : 4775
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4775
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلاَّ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ، فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ، كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ، هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ " ثُمَّ يَقُولُ {فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لاَ تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ}
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "No child is born except on Al-Fitra (Islam) and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Magian, as an animal produces a perfect young animal: do you see any part of its body amputated?" Then he rec'The religion of pure Islamic Faith (Hanifa),(i.e. to worship none but Allah), The pure Allah's Islamic nature with which He (Allah) has created mankind. Let There be no change in Allah's religion (i.e. to join none in Allah's worship). That is the straight religion; but most of men know not..." (30.30)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4775In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 297USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 298
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4775
This hadith about fitrah teaches that every child is born upon Al-Fitrah, described in the translation as Islam. Then the parents make the child Jewish, Christian, or Magian. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a simple example: an animal gives birth to a complete young animal, and people do not see it born with a missing part. Then he recited the verse about the nature made by Allah upon which He created mankind. The message stays close to the text: fitrah is the original state given by Allah, and upbringing has a real effect on a child’s later religious identity. It is a clear hadith about fitrah, parents, and faith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Every child is born upon fitrah, as stated in the hadith.
- Parents and upbringing can shape a child’s religious path.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used a simple example from animals to make the idea clear.
