This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'aib and Ma'qil with a slight variation of wording.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Allahs Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was asked about the children of the polytheists who die young. Thereupon Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: It is Allah Who knows what they would be doing.

Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was asked about the children of the polytheists, whereupon he said: It is Allah alone Who knows what they would be doing according to their creation.

Ubayye bin Ka'b reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The young man whom Khadir killed was a non-believer by his very nature and had he survived he would have involved his parents in defiance and unbelief.

'A'isha, the mother of the believers, reported that a child died and I said: There is happiness for this child who is a bird from amongst the birds of Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Don't you know that Allah created the Paradise and He created the Hell and He created the dwellers for this (Paradise) and the denizens for this (Hell)?

'A'isha, the mother of the believers, said that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was called to lead the funeral prayer of a child of the Ansar. I said: Allah's Messenger, there is happiness for this child who is a bird from the birds of Paradise for it committed no sin nor has he reached the age when one can commit sin. He said: 'A'isha, per adventure, it may be otherwise, because God created for Paradise those who are fit for it while they were yet in their father's loins and created for Hell those who are to go to Hell. He created them for Hell while they were yet in their father's loins.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yahya with the same chain of transmitters.

'Abdullah reported that Umm Habiba, the wife of Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , said: O Allah, enable me to derive benefit from my husband, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , and from my father Abu Sufyan (RA) and from my brother Mu'awiyah. Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: You have asked from Allah about durations of life already set, and the length of days already allotted and the sustenances the share of which has been fixed. Allah would not do anything earlier before its due time, or He would not delay anything beyond its due time. And if you were to ask Allah to provide you refuge from the torment of the HellFire, or from the torment of the grave, it would have good in store for you and better for you also. He (the narrator) further said: Mention was made before him about monkeys, and Mis'ar (one of the narrators) said: I think that (the narrator) also (made a mention) of the swine, which had suffered metamorphosis. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Verily, Allah did not cause the race of those which suffered metamorphosis to grow or they were not survived by young ones. Monkeys and swine had been in existence even before (the metamorphosis of the human beings).

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Mis'ar with the same chain of transmitters but with this variation that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Bishr and Waki', the torment of the Hell-Fire and the torment of grave have been mentioned together (and there is no conjunction of "or" between them).

Ibn Mas'ud reported that Umm Habiba said: O Allah, enable me to derive benefit from my husband, Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , and from my father Abu Sufyan (RA) , and from my brother Mu'awiyah. Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to her: Verily, you have asked Allah about the durations of life already set, and the steps which you would take, and the sustenances the share of which is fixed. Nothing would take place earlier than its due time, and nothing would be deferred beyond that when it is due. So, if you were to ask Allah about your safety from the torment of Hell-Fire and from the torment of the grave, it would have been better for you. A person said: Allah's Messenger, what about those apes and swine which suffered metamorphosis? Thereupon Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Verily, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, did not destroy a people or did not torment a people, and let their race grow. Apes and swine had been even before that (when the deniers of truth were tormented and suffered metamorphosis).