English translation
4716. Al-Hajjāj bin Al-Minhāl said: “I heard Hammād bin Salamah explaining the Hadīth: ‘Every child is born upon the Fitrah.’ He said: ‘In our view, this refers to when Allāh took the covenant from them, when they were in their fathers’ loins, when He said: Am I not your Lord?’ [1] They said: “Yes.” (Sahih)
