Thâbit b. al-Hârith al-Ansâri narrates: The Jews used to say when a young child of theirs died that he was a saint. This reached the Prophet (saws), and he said: 'The Jews have lied. There is no soul that Allah creates in the belly of its mother except that it is already doomed or prosperous.' Allah, the Exalted, then sent this ayah down about that: He knew well what would become of you as He created you from the earth and while you were ˹still˺ fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not ˹falsely˺ elevate yourselves. He knows best who is ˹truly˺ righteous. [53:32] [Sound: Narrated by at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (2/75), and al-Wâhidi in Asbâb an-Nuzool (p 422)]

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