Sahih Muslim Book - 46, Hadith - 6768

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، قَالَتْ : دُعِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى جَِنَازَةِ صَبِيٍّ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، طُوبَى لِهَذَا ، عُصْفُورٌ مِنْ عَصَافِيرِ الْجَنَّةِ لَمْ يَعْمَلِ السُّوءَ وَلَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ ، قَالَ : أَوَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ، يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ لِلْجَنَّةِ أَهْلاً ، خَلَقَهُمْ لَهَا وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلاَبِ آبَائِهِمْ ، وَخَلَقَ لِلنَّارِ أَهْلاً ، خَلَقَهُمْ لَهَا وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلاَبِ آبَائِهِمْ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was called to the funeral of an Ansari boy and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, glad tidings for this (boy), one of the little birds of Paradise. He did not do any evil or reach the age of doing evil.' He said: 'It may be otherwise, O 'Aishah, for Allah created people for Paradise, He created them for it when they were in their fathers' loins. And He created people for the Fire, He created them for it when they were in their fathers' loins.'"