Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ صَبِيًّا لِلْأَنْصَارِ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ السِّنَّ عُصْفُورٌ مِنْ عَصَافِيرِ الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ يَا عَائِشَةُ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَخَلَقَ لَهَا أَهْلًا وَخَلَقَ النَّارَ وَخَلَقَ لَهَا أَهْلًا وَهُمْ فِي أَصْلَابِ آبَائِهِمْ.
English Translation
Aisha said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, a child of the Ansar who has not reached the age (of maturity) - is he a bird of the birds of Paradise?' He said: 'Or otherwise, O Aisha. Allah created Paradise and created its people, and He created the Fire and created its people, while they were still in the loins of their fathers.'"