1001—Al-Qasim informed us. Muhammad narrated to us. Sulayman narrated to us. Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali narrated to us. Al-Hajjaj ibn Minhal narrated to us, saying: I heard Hammad ibn Salamah explain the hadith, “Every newborn is born upon the natural disposition.” He said, “In our view, this refers to when He took the covenant from them while they were in the loins of their fathers, when He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They replied, ‘Yes, indeed.’” [al-A‘raf 7:172]