Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Abu Kurayb narrated to us—both said: Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to us. (Another chain:) Ibn Numayr narrated to us—he said: my father narrated to us, both of them from al-A‘mash, with this chain of transmission. In the narration of Ibn Numayr: "There is no newborn who is born except that he is upon the religion (al-millah)." And in the narration of Abu Bakr from Abu Mu‘awiyah: "Except upon this religion, until his tongue makes it clear on his behalf." And in the narration of Abu Kurayb from Abu Mu‘awiyah: "There is no newborn who is born except upon this natural disposition (al-fitrah), until his tongue expresses it on his behalf."