401 — Abū Bakr ibn Abī Dāwūd narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Āsim al-Thaqafī narrated to us, saying: Muammal narrated to us, saying: Abū Awānah narrated to us, from Atā ibn al-Sāib, from ⦗821⦘ Saīd ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about the children of the unbelieving polytheists who had not yet reached puberty—that is, rational maturity. He replied, “Allah knew best, when He created them, what they would have done.”