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1000—Al-Qasim informed us. Muhammad narrated to us. Sulayman narrated to us. It was read to al-Harith ibn Miskin while I was present: Yusuf ibn ‘Amr informed you. He said ⦗624⦘: Ibn Wahb informed us. He said: I heard Malik being asked, “The people of sectarian innovations cite this hadith as proof.” Malik replied, “Cite its ending against them.” They said, “What then of one who dies while still a child?” He replied, “Allah knows best what they would have done.”
١٠٠٠ - أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ قَالَ: ثنا مُحَمَّدٌ، ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ: قُرِئَ عَلَى الْحَارِثِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ وَأَنَا شَاهِدٌ: أَخْبَرَكَ يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ ⦗٦٢٤⦘: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا قِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْأَهْوَاءِ يَحْتَجُّونَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ: احْتَجَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِآخِرِهِ. قَالُوا: أَرَأَيْتَ مِنْ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ؟ قَالَ: اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا عَامِلِينَ