Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:1368 حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ بْنِ السَّرْحِ الْمِصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ كَانَتْ يَهُودُ تَقُولُ إِنْ أُهْلِكَ لَهُمْ صَبِيٌّ صَغِيرٌ قَالُوا هُوَ صِدِّيقٌ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَذَبَتْ يَهُودُ مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ يَخْلُقُهَا اللهُ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ شَقِيٌّ وَسَ��ِيدٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنْشَأَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنْتُمْ أَجَنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ} الْآيَةَ كُلَّهَا
English Translation
The Jews used to say that when a small child of theirs died, they would say he is a siddiq (truthful one). This reached the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he said: "The Jews have lied. There is no soul that Allah creates in the womb of its mother except that it is either wretched or blessed." Then Allah Most High revealed regarding that this verse: "He is most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers" (53:32) — the entire verse.